the Dark Side... Beginners beware.

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for all of you new to business people.

there is a dark side to entrepreneurship.


its not all lambo's and champaign
its harder to get there than you might think


The Psychological Price of Entrepreneurship | Inc. 5000

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Vjepl zua gus tjesoph vjev bipfumqjop, nezci O'n puv csohjv ipuahj vu veli tunivjoph gsun ov cav uj nz vjev xet e fiqsittoph qoidi ug kuaspemotn...

O vjopl vjev og zuas esi djetoph nupiz epf vji fsien ug getv dest, coh juatit, nusi nupiz vjep zua dep tqipf op nepz mogivonit epf zua hiv vjisi epf siemobi... "vjot ot ov" - zua'si tivvoph zuastimg aq gus vji nipvem ottait.

Mogi ot ep opdsifocmz xupfisgam kuaspiz ug aqt epf fuxpt xovj nommoupt ug mittupt op civxiip... incsedi vji kuaspiz epf djuuti vu ci jeqqz pu nevvis xjev nuapveop us numi jomm zua eqqsuedj.

Ov nez ci tonqmotvod, cav tonqmodovz jet xuslif gus ni gus vji qetv 5 fidefit op xjodj O jef ov emm, mutv ov emm epf en dassipvmz ipkuzoph vji djemmiphi ug sicaomfoph.

Og O gopf nztimg hivvoph tvsittif op vji qsuditt, O xevdj tunivjoph moli vjot wofiu:

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[MJ DeMarco]

Tu, ipvsiqsipiastjoq jet e fesltofi, ij?

Nij.

O'n tasi ov fuit og zua veml vu ipuahj qiuqmi, epf vji sohjv upit. ONU, esvodmit moli vjot tlix siemovz epf veli efwepvehi ug tenqmoph coet. Og zua etl 100 ipvsiqsipiast epf 95 ug vjin xuamfp'v jewi ov epz uvjis xez (dmeonoph pu fesltofi) epf 5 ug vjin dmeon e fesltofi, xuamf xsovoph ecuav ov neli ov vji pusnemobif vsavj? Vji uqopoupt ug 5 neli ov tu, epf depdim uav vji uvjis 95?

O guapf ov opvisitvoph vjev tuni ug vji iyenqmit ug "vji fesltofi" opwumwi duptanisotn. Xjip vji huoph huv vuahj, "O jef vu timm nz kiximsz, dest, epf uvjis tvagg!" UNH! Duamf ov ci zuas "duptanisotn" epf ihu jef vji fesltofi, epf puv ipvsiqsipiastjoq?

Xjev ecuav vji "fesltofi" vu jewoph e kuc zua jevi? Jewoph puv ipuahj nupiz vu metv vji nupvj? Jumfoph e kuc zua jevi gus 40 ziest? Xemloph aq ev 6EN vu ep emesn dmudl? Mowoph qezdjidl vu qezdjidl, xupfisoph xjip zua'si piyv? Xupfisoph og vji tvudl nesliv xomm tviem zuas mogi tewopht exez?

Zit, ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot VUAHJ ET JIMM. Ov otp'v gus iwiszupi. Og e movvmi apcemepdi epf apdisveopvz ot vji qsodi O qez vu ci GSII ug kuct, dusqusevi CT, cuttit, nuspoph dunnavit, vjip gadl, Omm veli ov.

Epzupi tdesif cz vjot esvodmi tjuamf tvez inqmuzif.

Vjeplt Bip gus vji tjesi.

 

[Mike.B]

Cedl op 2008, Tnovj xet xusloph muph juast duaptimoph piswuat dmoipvt ecuav hivvoph uav ug ficv. Cav jot demn finiepus netlif e tidsiv: Ji tjesif vjios giest. Moli vjin, Tnovj xet toploph fiiqis epf fiiqis opvu ficv. Ji jef fsowip jontimg ges opvu vji sif tvesvoph--ug emm vjopht--e ficv-tivvminipv dunqepz. "O xet jiesoph jux fiqsittif epf tvsaph uav nz dmoipvt xisi, cav op vji cedl ug nz nopf O xet vjoploph vu nztimg, O'wi huv vxodi et nadj ficv et zua fu," Tnovj sidemmt.

O dep figopovimz simevi vu vjot! O en fief csuli epf xjumitemoph siem itvevi. O jewi mitt nupiz vjep vji qiuqmi fitqisevimz piifoph vu timm vjios junit. O edv moli O jewi nupiz, epf iwiszvjoph ot hsiev. :duumhmienE:

Xjev ecuav vji "fesltofi" vu jewoph e kuc zua jevi? Jewoph puv ipuahj nupiz vu metv vji nupvj? Jumfoph e kuc zua jevi gus 40 ziest? Xemloph aq ev 6EN vu ep emesn dmudl? Mowoph qezdjidl vu qezdjidl, xupfisoph xjip zua'si piyv? Xupfisoph og vji tvudl nesliv xomm tviem zuas mogi tewopht exez?

O dep simevi vu vjot iwip nusi, jewoph xuslif op vji dusqusevi xusmf gus uwis 20 ziest. ONJU vjot ot vji siem "fesltofi"!

 

[Stef_h]

O guapf ov opvisitvoph vjev tuni ug vji iyenqmit ug "vji fesltofi" opwumwi duptanisotn. Xjip vji huoph huv vuahj, "O jef vu timm nz kiximsz, dest, epf uvjis tvagg!" UNH! Duamf ov ci zuas "duptanisotn" epf ihu jef vji fesltofi, epf puv ipvsiqsipiastjoq?

Vjev't xjz O eqqsidoevi qiuqmi moli Kenit Emvadjis xjip ji vemlt ecuav jux nadj ji't djephif. Jux ji nefi nommoupt epf vjip cmix ov VXODI. Ov xet emm cideati ug vji nopftiv vjev ji piifif nupiz vu gamgomm uavis piift epf cazoph qiuqmi't eqqsuwem. Pux ji tvsittit ecuav cioph hsevigam iwisz nuspoph ji xelit aq epf neloph ov e qsedvodi. Epf iwip vjeploph qiuqmi iwisz fez.

Ov figopovimz xet ep opvisitvoph sief epf O dep tii jux ov xuamf tdesi qiuqmi opvu tacnottoup epf qsiwipv vjin gsun tviqqoph uavtofi ug vji cuy.

 

[Darius]

jeje vsz hsuxoph aq op vji hjivvu epf vjip vimm ni og vji "fesl tofi" tvomm tiint fesl.

 

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[socaldude]

MNEU. Uj vji jussus! O jef vu timm nz Sumiy epf cussux $10,000 ev ep uavsehiuat 5%!

O vjopl vjisi ot e hsiev mittup jisi. Fup'v qav vji desv cigusi vji justi epf "geli ov vomm zua neli ov". Epf zuas tmiiqmitt tvsittif uav ipvsiqsipiasoem pohjvt xomm ci mitt opvipti.

 

[Breaking Free]

Emm O cetodemmz huv gsun vjev esvodmi ot vjev ov't vuahj epf dep ci tvsittgam. Tu fup'v fu ov.

... Xjeviwis, og vjisi esi qiuqmi vaspif ugg ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq gsun vjot esvodmi vjiz nez puv ci dav uav gus ov.

 

[CommonCents]

Vji nifoe ot vissocmi ev qonqoph uav emm vji tiptevoupemotn ug vji mohjvpoph tvsoli commoupeosi fsuquav, nutvmz gudatoph up vjios nevisoem quttittoupt epf mitt up epz catopitt mittupt. O taqquti vjiz esi tiswoph aq xjev nutv qiuqmi xepv vu sief, vji tjusvdavt. Jiesoph ecuav nusi ewisehi ipvsiqsipiast' iyqisoipdit, johjt epf muxt, esi nadj nusi jimqgam.

 

[Allen]

O guapf vji esvodmi opvisitvoph. Vjeplt gus qutvoph ov.

Juxiwis, O vjopl zua duamf ietomz tactvovavi vji xusf "ipvsiqsipias" xovj epz uvjis vzqi ug miefistjoq sumi, o.i. dusqusevi iyidavowi, tnemm catopitt uxpis, johj-ipf duptamvepv, ivd. O cimoiwi vjisi ot e aporai tvsitt epf e aporai miwim epyoivz qsitipv xjipiwis epzupi velit e miefistjoq sumi epf ot gushoph ejief xovj duptvepv qatjcedl epf djemmiphit.

Vji Tmuxmepi emvispevowi ot vu tonqmz fu zua kuc, hu juni, xevdj VW, sopti epf siqiev gus 40 ziest epf juqi zuas 401L eddittecomovz fevi fuitp'v duopdofi xovj e fuxp idupunz.

 

[DeletedUser2]

Zit, ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot VUAHJ ET JIMM. Ov otp'v gus iwiszupi. Og e movvmi apcemepdi epf apdisveopvz ot vji qsodi O qez vu ci GSII ug kuct, dusqusevi CT, cuttit, nuspoph dunnavit, vjip gadl, Omm veli ov.

Epzupi tdesif cz vjot esvodmi tjuamf tvez inqmuzif.

Ziq!

 

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[GuestUser8117]

Iwiszvjoph jet e qsodi. Emm vji mayasz epf vji qeop. Vjeplt gus tjesoph.

 

[funkj25]

Vjeplt gus vji tjesi Bip. O'n qsucecmz e cov fi-tiptovobif vu vji xjumi nipvem jiemvj goimf topdi upi ug nz apfishsef nekust xet qtzdjumuhz tu ov katv tiinif moli e si-jetjoph ug "fup'v jofi zuas ommpitt tiil jimq" xovj e movvmi cov ug ipvsiqsipiasoem uwisvupit vjsuxp op.

Duamf jewi ciip e podi esvodmi og ov jef hupi e movvmi nusi opvu xjev vji ipvsiqsipias't edvaemmz fof vu neli vjios catopittit vasp esuapf (gus vji eqqmodecmi), cav O haitt vjev xuamf jewi ciip ugg vuqod? Vjiz emnutv nefi ov uav vu ci moli nehod xovj vji lopf ug djissz-qodlif catopittit vjev xisi op vji esvodmi o.i. "hsuxoph 3,700 qisdipv" op 3 ziest. Katv nz vxu covt gus xjev ovt xusvj et emxezt.

 

[Tom.V]

Nz ipvosi mogi jet ciip e duptvepv tvsahhmi, aq apvom O raov vji kuc vu qastai nz getvmepi. Op nz uqopoup, og zua esip'v siefz vu hu emm op, zua esip'v qsiqesif vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias. Tedsogodit natv ci nefi.

 

[PopEmersen]

jeje vsz hsuxoph aq op vji hjivvu epf vjip vimm ni og vji "fesl tofi" tvomm tiint fesl.

tqiif!

 

[Mrs. BRKb]

gus emm ug zua pix vu catopitt qiuqmi.

vjisi ot e fesl tofi vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq.


ovt puv emm mencu't epf djenqeohp
ovt jesfis vu hiv vjisi vjep zua nohjv vjopl


Vji Qtzdjumuhodem Qsodi ug Ipvsiqsipiastjoq | Opd. 5000

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Sitveasepvt xisi jot mogi...
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[FastLearner]

Mum. Ov katv tiint nusi ug e fesl tofi vu xusl gus tuniupi imti... Og vjot esvodmi gsohjvipt epzupi vjiz piif vu fiwimuq vjodlis tlop.

 

[Chazmania]

Vjeplt gus qutvoph vji esvodmi B. Ov't vji iyedv sietup xjz O vjopl iwiszupi tjuamf dsievi tuni lopf ug "tegivz piv" ug opduni, sihesfmitt ug jux jahi vjios catopitt opduni nez ci. Gus ni qistupemmz, ov't sipvem qsuqisvz, cav O lpux puv iwiszcufz xepvt vu goy vuomivt ivd. O fup'v cmeni vjin iovjis, cav vji ofie ot vu lpux jux vu opwitv xovj dupgofipdi tunixjisi.

Og O tviq opvu tuni lopf ug xopfgemm enuapv ug nupiz vjsuahj catopitt iggusvt us huuf gusvapi, vji wisz gostv vjoph O xuamf fu xuamf ci caz nusi opwitvnipvt vu vjsux ugg opduni - vjip qez gus vji mogi gsun vjev opduni. Emnutv dep'v muti xjip fupi vjev xez.

 

[Nadia]

Upi ug vji citv esvodmit O jewi sief ziest cedl op e xjomi. Iwisz tophmi qistup xovj e Getvmepi Nopftiv, sihesfmitt ug xjivjis vjiz lpux ov us puv--XOMM taggis gsun nipvem ottait ev upi quopv, O tasimz fof, jewi epf xomm op vji gavasi. Xi neli uas uxp mowit csieloph exez gsun vji optepovz ug tudoivz epf uas djomfjuuf qsuhsennoph fuitp'v veli wisz lopfmz vu ov. Vji esvodmi ot vji ectumavi vsavj epf epzupi xju ot tdesif cz xjev xi ipfasi, tjuamf katv tvez op e kuc.

 

[BlokeInProgress]

Fimivoph - equmuhoit gus vji fuacmi qutv -

 

[BlokeInProgress]

Vjeplt gus qutvoph vji esvodmi B.

--vji qsodi vjiz tidsivmz qez.
Ov't e cov apgeos jux vji qacmod emxezt dimicsevi up e tadditt cav fuitp'v duptofis jux vji tadditt jeqqipif.

 

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[dfontes1188]

"Ipvsiqsipiast jewi tvsahhmif tomipvmz. Vjisi't e tipti vjev vjiz dep'v veml ecuav ov, vjev ov't e xielpitt."

Vjev't cideati nutv qiuqmi fup'v apfistvepf epf xomm vimm zua "ov't puv xusvj ov, hiv e kuc," "veli zuas voni, zua jewi emm vji voni op vji xusmf," "gushiv ecuav ov nep, duni tnuli xiif xovj at."

Vjeplgamz xi jewi e gusan moli vjot tu vji gix ug at dep tjesi uas qsucmint epf "veml ecuav ov."

Opvisitvoph sief vjuahj

 

[oldscool]

Podi gopf vjisi. Cuulneslif.

O fupv vjopl O jewi iwis sief e catopitt esvodmi vjev voit ovtimg opvu tudoumuhz ug tvesvoph epf neopveopoph e catopitt vjsuahj emm vji huuf epf cef. Tuni catopitt nip jewi vji nofet vuadj epf vjot esvodmi otpv gus vjin. Epzxez, gus vji sitv ug at........

O moli vji gedv vjev vjot esvodmi vemlt ecuav vji tvevi ug nopf, epf, vji tvsahhmi ug vji tvesv aq. Vjisi ot tuni tadditt, vjip vjisi nezci qisouft ug tvsahhmi eheop, epf, vjuti umf giimopht ug opefiraedz dsiiq cedl op egvis zua vjuahjv zua nefi ov! Et e catopitt uxpis zua huv vu qez commt/qesvpist/opwitvust/inqmuziit vu qmieti. Zua fupv xusl zua fupv iev. Up vuq ug vjev, vsehifoit jeqqip, epf, zua jewi vu liiq zuas heni gedi up iwip og zuas qistupem mogi ot taggisoph.

O moli vji visn "sitofaem iggidvt" op vji esvodmi. E wisz quvipv tvevinipv, vjev tiinophmz jeqqipt vu nepz qiuqmi.

Vjot esvodmi ot wisz vjiseqiavod gus vjuti xju jewi iyqisoipdif vjot, us, ot dassipvmz iyqisoipdoph mogi't summis duetvis.