Start a Business And Become The Master of Your Fate

To me and to many of you, the advantages of working for yourself, far outweigh the disadvantages both in number and magnitude.

From woodcarving to CEOing a chain of retail stores, from owning an art gallery to renting a State Fair booth, from t-shirt design to Web design, from professional writing, to business consulting; in the last twenty some odd years of self employment, I have done all these things and more.

I have been wealthy and I have been bankrupt. I have been on top of the world and I have shivered in terror. But through all these years, one thing remained firmly in my

mind, that this absence of alarm clocks and butt kissing was the only life I could ever live.

In the first part of my life I had several jobs, which many people would envy.. but they were still "jobs", positions in which I had to earn the continued approval of others, while they earned the continued profits from my efforts.

I knew that the inevitability for me, was the depletion of my personal resources with limited return, much anxiety and no chance of ever reaching the brass ring. I needed out. I made the break and never looked back.

Working for yourself is not easy. In the early days, I often worked sixteen hour days on my business, just to avoid suffering the eight, slaving for someone else. I had to make sacrifices to maintain the freedom I now enjoy and the autonomy I cannot live without. I've since learned how to streamline and better manage my time. These are some of the tips I'll pass on to you through this Site and the wisdom of others..

This morning my daughter (parenthood came late for me) wanted to know why we couldn't spend the day at the beach. I told her honestly, that it's because I had just spent two days volunteering at her school and another helping with her science project, plus hours chauffeuring her to dance lessons, tennis lesson and piano lessons and now had to spend some time feeding my business.

What she's too young to understand is that I'm able to do these things for her, am able to be the only father on the School Advisory Counsel, and the all-knowing homework helper because I've created a world where I make the schedule, where I determine my priorities, where I make the decisions.

Whether marathon working, or super-parenting, the choices are always mine. The decisions are always mine. The consequences are always mine. And the rewards are mine as well. This is who I am. And I love my life.

If this is your life, or the life you'd like to have, you've come to the right place. The articles and ads on this Site are all designed to enable you to attain that freedom you crave and to be truly be the Master of Your Fate.