Have you not broken your new year resolution ?

Hello Workaholic,

Most of us make new year resolutions, that are a long list of things we have not done in the past many years.  New year is a good time to think of those "memories" and wanting to start it all over again. But never get down to do it and is already broken !

Let us take up , the one that many employees like to make.

Setting up their own business. !

With the appraisal time coming to an end, this is probably the best time as any to go back to those thoughts.

Here are the top 3 things, that could get you started :-

1. In the new financial year starting from 1st April, things at office are bound to be "slow" and hence, the world will not fall , if you take a few days off to "take a break". If possible, go away from home too to a small town, just off the city. Leave your mobile behind, but take your laptop and its accessories. Don't forget the internet connection..

2.Set your self for a few days and put down everything you wanted to do in the past but never found the time . Slowly, what you wanted to do, will emerge.

3. If by now, you have a clearer idea on what you want to do, then download the many business plan templates on the net, ex. A good one is at http://www.carmaconnect.in and fill it up.

By this time, your "time off " would have come to an end, head back to  your home / office and begin to think it over.

The big idea  will begin to start buzzing in your head non stop and that is a good way to start off being your own boss !

Get in touch with me , if you need some "support".

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Will you volunteer to have a BOSS :) :(

Yes, The question is correct. If you had a choice between having a Boss and not having a Boss, will you still have one?

It is said, that in life, you cannot choose your parents, and in your company::_-  your Boss, your subordinates, your peers etc . At home too, after  you have had some choice in choosing your spouse, what are the other spaces where you can get yourself a "BOSS" if you want.?

There are still a few things in this world,  that you would have started to do something on your own for your own sake. Not for the sake of your parents, company, spouse, kids, friends etc.
For example, stock market investment , Gyming as part of your new year resolution , even a small time business on your own.

Now is the choice for you to either learn and do it on your own with all the trial and errors and costs associated with it.. After all, you want to do it and no body pushed you. Right ?

But then, is it the right thing ? Finally, what does a Boss typically do ? Help you set a target, monitor your progress, push you when you are sticking to the mutually agreed target , be a shoulder to sometimes at least go and cry / crib/ complain etc. And, kick your  @#$% sometimes if you failed ...

Now compare all these benefits of not having a BOSS . Ex. A Gym. The coach there is there to help you, yet if you skip your schedule, he at best can ask you couple of times. At best, he might send you some messages etc. But ultimately, it is you who has to decide whether to go to the gym or not. All this after having paid the full 3/6 /12 months fees in advance, running in thousands of hard earned rupees. Yet, finally, you give up half way through, saying you dont have time !

Now let us see if you had instead got a BOSS at the same gym. He would ensure that, ( you have paid up the 1000's of Rs ), that he will sit with you and set a target of say loosing 10 kgs in 12 months. He will then ask and get you to come to the gym every second day, and an average of 4 days in a week, including week ends. Then he will set up a schedule of workouts , monitor your workouts, your diet,  sit with you with your performance report, about the attendance, target vs achievement ( why have you been missing the classes, why and what have you been eating, you are short of your target by 300 gms for the month etc etc ).

At the end of the quarter, he would have applauded you in front of your other colleaques for the achievements, given you a gift , and pushed you to the next higher target of say 1.25 kgs next month.

So, net , net would you like to have a Boss ? or not ?

I certainly would, considering that it was my money, my target . All I need is sometimes , a kick in my @#$% so that the target is achieved and it is all for my benefit.

What say ? 

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