Business Planning Should Be FUN!

Jun 16, 2010 by

Business Planning Should Be FUN!

Most of us go into business for one of two reasons: (1) We want to make big bucks or (2) we want to do what we love. If you’re just doing it for reason 1 alone, you might as well stop before you get started. Money is nice, sure, but you’re going to make yourself miserable!I’m reading this great book called 3 Weeks to Startup by Tim Berry and Sabrina Parsons. It’s been kicking out my house for quite some time, and I’ve just recently hauled it back out again to read it from start to finish (this is part of my Wreck that Book experiment).

There’s a great quote in Chapter 2 that I’ve highlighted:

“If you dread the planning of your next vacation, stay home. If you dread the planning of your next startup, don’t start it.”

Can I get an AMEN to that?! This particular quote is credited in the book to Tim Berry’s Up and Running Blog, which upon visiting for the first time this morning I found to be a great resource. (Tim, if you’re reading this, you have a new loyal reader in me!)

I completely agree that making your business plan should be a fun task. Of course, you’re going to encounter some not-so-fun experiences (for me, it’s accounting and taxes…just a pain in the butt), yet if you truly have a heart for the business you’re starting then those things will seem minor.

No great thing comes without some hard work. Check out the following quotes:

  • Do not wait; the time will never be “just right”. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. -Napoleon Hill
  • Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. -Doug Firebaugh
  • Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. -Thomas Alva Edison

These words are thought provoking and stand to be true. Millionaires don’t sit around waiting for someone else to make them rich. A wealthy relative doesn’t die and leave them some huge inheritance (at least, not most of the time!). They work hard for their money, and only once they’ve persevered do they reap the rewards.

So I leave you with this: Word hard, don’t quit, and show the world what you have to offer. And most importantly, have FUN!

Photo credit: Alexander Kalina

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  • http://www.chuckbartok.com Chuck Bartok

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    Mandee Widrick Reply:
    June 16th, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    Thanks for sharing that link, Chuck. I hadn't signed up for your newsletter yet and I grabbed my free copy. I would really like to learn more about tax deductions…it's one of the things that I haven't yet fully grasped about running a business. I know the basics but I also know that there are more deductions out there for me to take advantage of.

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  • http://youcanbuild.it Chuck Bartok

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  • Ldobson

    Hello Mandee,

    Enjoyed your article and found your opening statement of interest.

    “Most of us go into business for one of two reasons: (1) We want to make big bucks or (2) we want to do what we love. If you’re just doing it for reason 1 alone, you might as well stop before you get started.”

    Many of small brick and mortar business owners have the above vision and an ability to be their own boss and not have to work for someone else; however, they find that they soon become a slave to their small business with the surprise of loosing a valuable thing called time independence.

    Make it a fantastic day!
    Lloyd Dobson :)

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