That's what they say. You need a lot to start a
business. And one of these things is knowing yourself.
What kind of person are you?

Let's get into that one. Because a statement like "Know
Yourself" isn't enough. That statement has a very
important meaning.

There are many different kind of people. You can see it
in little kids. Being a kid. That's where it all
starts. There you're formed.

There are kids who are leaders. They tell other kids
what to do and the other do what they say. No questions
asked.

Maybe a kid doesn't do what the leader tells him to do.
The leader knows what he must do. He acts and he acts
in a very through way.

Next time when he tells the other kid to do something
the other kid will do it right away. The other kid
knows that there is no way out.

Those are the leaders. But then you have the followers.
Those are the kids that do what the leader tells them
to do.

The followers have no say. Sure. They can tell other
kids to do something. But nobody does what he tells
them to do.

All a follower can do is follow orders. No matter how
good he is. No matter how much he knows. He can only
follow orders.

So we've got the leaders and we've got the followers.
But then there's a third category. Those are the kids
that are always teased.

Everybody teases that kid. It is as if they have a big
sign on their head saying "Tease me". These kid are
teased or laughed at.

That's for kids. And then the kids grow up. Do they
change? No. The kids stay the same. The personalities
of the kids do not change.

When the kids are grown up you still have the leaders,
the followers, and those that are teased all the time.
There is no change.

They start working. The leaders become boss in no time.
The best followers can do is become second in command.
They still report to the leader.

And the kids that were teased all the time. They grow
up, they start working, and the teasing goes on. Now
the teasing hurts them in their career.

A leader or a follower always want to show off. They
want to show the people how tough they are. Acting on
people being teased all the time is easy.

Now. What kind of person are you? Are you a leader? Are
you a follower? Or are you the person that's always
been teased?

And how does that effect you if you want to start a
business? Must you consider your personality for
starting a business?

You bet. You can start different kinds of business. You
can start a business on your own or you can work with
other people.

If you're a leader you can start a business and work
with other people. You have had a good training. You
can handle the other people.

If you're a follower then start slowly. Don't start
working with other people. Start on your own. Maybe
later you can engage other people.

If you're a person being teased all the time then
forget about starting a business and working with other
people.

These other people will find out what type of person
you are. They'll find out in no time. And next they
don't listen to you no more.

All the people working for you will do is make
disadvantage for you. The disadvantage for you will
help them.

They have no consideration for you. Absolutely not. Why
should they? Did anybody ever had any consideration for
you? No. Everybody was teasing.

Does this mean that you cannot start a business? Oh no.
You can very well start a business. Of course you need
the right spirit.

But if you as the person being teased all the time want
to start a business then pick the right business. Don't
work with other people.

You must find a business you can do on your own. Make
sure you don't have to work with other people. Keep
other people on a distance.

What kind of business could you start? You could start
with web site design. That's a business you can do from
your home. Alone.

Just go out and find customers. And when you found
them, then start working at your own place. Finish the
job and go to the next job.

You could even do a job that's respected by everybody.
Maybe you start a job as bodyguard. Everybody has
respect for a bodyguard.

If you tell people that you're a bodyguard they will
back off. They don't want to find out whether you're
tough or not.

You can even start being a bodyguard if you don't know
how to fight and so. Just have a big mouth. But don't
work with other people!

Maybe your business grows a lot. And now you need
people. No other way. Well. In that case find people
that are close to you.

Find people that never teased you. Maybe the people are
family. Give them a job in your business. But never
ever engage an outsider.

This is thought I had about starting business and
knowing yourself. Maybe you've got a different opinion.
I would like to know your opinion.

About the Author
Jos van Doorn - AutoCAD specialist and AutoLISP programmer. Also publisher of ACAD Newsletter. To subscribe send blank e-mail to:
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