Monday, Monday. Can't Trust That Day?

For many people all over the globe, Monday heralds the end of a weekend  and the start of a new working week. I used to, as millions still do, loath the day. For me it symbolized the end of lazy mornings in bed, afternoon lunches with family and evenings with friends. I came to resent Mondays, mornings especially, as they represented a return to the mundane, predictable and often boring corporate office jobs I used to fill. The pain of that Monday 6:30am alarm still pierces my ears when I think about it.

Fortunately, for me at least, times have changed. This weekend I was lucky enough to visit Rome, Italy with a few old friends but even as we were dining on Saturday night I still found my mind wandering onto things I could do at my office. The odd thing was, although I was having a great time, I was excited by the thought of getting back for Monday morning!

Choose Wisely

For people considering starting their own business as a way of accumulating wealth, my message is clear. Be sure you LOVE what you choose to do. It is nearly impossible to become successful in a business unless you are passionate about it. How else could you cope with all the stress of cashflow, finance, long hours and sacrifice that a new venture often requires? Running a business that genuinely interests you is vital, even if sometimes it requires courage to make the choice.

Fotune Favours The Brave

I'm reminded of a friend who, after being made redundant from a job he hated with a major accountancy firm, told me he was going to start his own business. "Great" I said, knowing how much he had grown to despise accounting, "What you going to do?". You can see what's coming....Accountancy!! The business was bust within a year. Not because my friend doesn't have a the acumen to run his own business (he has since gone on to own his own golf accessories company) but because he simply made a bad first choice and he tried to stick with something he knew, even though he didn't really like it.

Be bold, be creative, be honest to yourself and have the courage to choose an area of business that enthuses you. It will make success infinitely easier to achieve.