Are you a worker or a business owner?
You have a lot of work piled up on your desk. You check cash and equipment inventories. You give favors to clients. You check on sales. You man the business. You give orders to your staff.
Is the role defined? The answer, of course, is NO.
Starting a business doesn’t mean you are the boss all the time. You also have to be a follower as you are a leader. There’s a clear distinction between both roles, but an effective entrepreneur knows when and where to put the ends together.
So when do you know when you’re supposed to be the worker? The business owner or boss?
You are a worker when you help or in charge of the processes pertaining to your business (e.g. marketing and promotion, production, sales, etc.). Your role starts from doing the most trivial things like sweeping and mopping the floor to staying in the office to typing inventories and checking on every aspect of your biz. It is where you feel you’re one with every other people in your group.
You are the boss, on the other hand, when you’re in control – when you manage and supervise all business activities. This is seen when you check on your officers and staff, and acknowledge your authority over them.
Though it appears easy to most people, being a boss is tough as it entails not just authority but also a long string of patience. Being in command of a whole unit can be very daunting for a student entrepreneur.
The real test is merging these two roles together and be an effective young business person. It may be tough at first, but like everything else, it’s just a matter of getting used to. Remember that sometimes, you need to do things even if they hurt your pride.
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