[Jewelry making - Article 00268] - Re: [Orchid] Improving you stamina

[Kimberly Starbard]

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>     With respect, and I know Kim would probably share my view on this,
>     most folks coming from a 9-5 world, or home-maker, etc., have NO
>     CONCEPT of the hours it takes to make one's business a success.
>     We're crazy. 

    Yikes, I don't think I'm in any hurry to move into that kind of
    business, but yes, I do share your view and, yes, you're crazy 

    Ok, I'm going to take a lot of flak for this question, but so what.
    I have been trying to figure it out for a long time. 

    Since the time I started thinking about going back into my own
    business, I have (naturally) been studying other people who have
    their own businesses. There seem to be 2 camps, so to speak. 

    My neighbor up the road has a dental practice. He's always home by 5
    and always smiling. His hobby is collecting cars and he lives in
    about a 4000 square foot house with a nice view of Long Island Sound.
    My periodontist retired a couple of years ago after a long time spent
    constantly complaining about the lack of money and yet, there were
    always patients in and out. 

    The owner of a running store in the next town over just opened her
    second store. Still, she has countless hours to spend jogging with
    aspiring runners, attending local races, and just having a good
    time. She's in her late 40's and looks and acts like she's 20. 

    Please don't ask me the name of the person on Orchid, but there was
    a post a while ago that this person lives what he calls an
    "honorable" life making a "modest" amount of income from his 20
    something year old business. What is so dishonorable about making
    money? Why would you do something for 20 years that afforded you only
    a modest amount of income? 

    What is the difference between those who pull all-nighters and just
    make it by and those who have plenty of free time and manage to
    acquire 2 or more successful businesses? I hear a lot of excuses.
    People say things like "oh, that guy inherited money" or "she's got
    friends in the right places", but, honestly, that can't be it. 

    I think I may have what it takes to succeed (if I didn't I would
    have gone back to being an accountant a long time ago). In college, I
    never pulled an all-nighter. I worked 32 hours a week, went to school
    full-time at night, and graduated with a 3.4 in my Major. I worked
    as a Russian linguist in the Air Force (a field that has a 50%
    attrition rate) and managed to maintain a 95% accuracy rating (rare).
    I seemed to have figured out how to do well. I have faith (in myself)
    that I will do well in my own growing business also, but I am in no
    hurry to do anything that requires me to pull all-nighters or enjoy a
    "modest" income. 

    The two things that you don't need to tell me are that I am arrogant
    and over confident. I already know these things. I'm also
    hard-working, driven, and pretty smart. 

    I would love to hear the opinion of Mr Geller on this topic. He
    probably has run into plenty of business owners from both "camps". I
    don't mean to insult anyone. It's an honest question. What makes some
    succeed and others just get by? Also, I would love to know if there
    are good seminars out there on successful entrepreneurship in the
    jewelry industry....and, if I could, I would underline successful
    three times. 

    Let the verbal flogging begin. 

Kim Starbard
http://www.kimstarbarddesigns.com
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