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This is usually the scenario with most contractors. Most contractors are either from the same family of contractors or guys who were simply harder working and more diligent on the job than the other guys on their crew. Kiyosaki was correct in this observation: it is often one's ego that propels them from being an employee to being self-employed. Most self-employed people (including myself at the time) usually think that since they are so good at what they do they should do it for themselves in the way they want to do it. Self-employed people want to call all the shots. Self-Employed. Here is the 2nd part of the quadrant; where the employee has worked hard, become competent, developed relationships and usually has become somewhat known and confident in her craft. She's now ready to do it on her own. The self-employed are risk takers. They need a little stress and chaos in their life--it keeps them from going insane from boredom! Other versions of the self-employed are those that have had the entrepreneurial bug in their family lineage, have some idea for a business that they want to explore, or just dream of making a ton of money. nonetheless self-employed people are those who are comfortable, confident and bold enough to take the next step towards the promised land of financial freedom. Doctors, lawyers, contractors, and restaurateurs are all common examples of self-employed people. They've got the backbone to take on risk, intelligence to make things go right, and the work ethic to endure the ups and downs of working for oneself. The big trap however is that self-employed people often wear too many hats and, few of them well at all. They end up single-handing many functions of the business which leaves proverbial "holes in the fishnet". Consequently, they never develop their business and end up OWNING THEIR JOB. Their enterprise ends up remaining limited. The most difficult part of being self-employed is that most self-employed people are caught in an identity crisis; they don't know who they are when it comes to their function(s) in the business. Some think they are a business owner, others an entrepreneur, others merely work for themselves. Key point: When one is self-employed and does not have clearly defined and delineated roles or functions to his employees (or even if he's a one-man gang), he is nothing more than a working owner. The working owner is usually doing a combination of things that involve his technical craft and usually sales and payroll. An entrepreneur, however has transcended this and has begun working on his business as a living breathing entity, rather than something he does for a living. How? Turn the page and find out...
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