Let’s face it: working for others is the pits. You spend more time at work than you do with your family, you think up great ideas and work your fingers to the bone to get them done, and then once day you can find yourself out of a job because the company has to cut a few corners. Just like that, you’re in the unemployment line, wondering where your next income is going to come from. The only way out of this situation is to become your own boss. Leave the corporate world behind and realize your unlimited potential.

If you’re young and don’t have a lot of work experience, it might benefit you to take a job in your desired field. While this might seem to be the antithesis of trying to become your own boss, the real world experience will benefit you tremendously when it comes time to strike out on your own. If possible, try to look at all the decisions made in the company from the owner or manager’s point of view. Try to get as much information as possible about those decisions and see why there were made. Ask yourself if you would have made the same decision. This kind of experience is invaluable when you want to start your own company.

Another benefit of gaining some work experience in your chosen field is the prospect of making contacts. These contacts can help you out when you want to go solo and become your own boss. While it would be unethical to start laying the seeds of your own company using customers from your current job, you can become familiar with vendors and other contacts that can make getting off the ground that much easier.

When you’re ready to become your own boss and start your own business, take the time to surround yourself with a competent team of people. Few companies are a one-man show. As the old saying goes, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Surround yourself with strong links and you’ll have a much easier time of making your business succeed. Find people who have similar goals and use their knowledge and energy to help you when times are tough. Along the same lines, don’t hesitate to seek out mentors who have been around the block a time or two. The worst thing you can do when starting a new business is to try and reinvent the wheel.

Of course, the Internet provides many opportunities to become your own boss and make your own fortune. Programs like affiliate marketing allow just about anyone to leave their jobs behind, or simply make more money than they could at a 9 to 5 office job. If this is the route you choose, find a good training program that can help you learn the ins and outs of the Internet marketing world. These secrets may cost a little up front, but they will cost much less than it would to start a brick and mortar business in the real world.

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