If you have dreams and aspirations of starting a business, there’s no better time than the present. Getting your mindset right, making any necessary preparations, and then taking action on your dream is one of the best decisions you’ll ever make.
In case it isn’t immediately obvious to you, I’m giving you 5 reasons you should start your business now.
- Starting a business is easier than ever.
Online entrepreneurship just keeps getting easier. As more and more companies introduce free, easy to use, innovative solutions for business owners, they help to make starting and running a business a piece of cake.
There are plenty of easy to build website platforms, there are plenty of easy to setup ecommerce platforms, and there are plenty of easy to use payment gateways. Everything you need to setup shop and capture payments for your business is readily available online for free or at minimal cost.
2. There are more and more resources available to help you get going every day.
If you know absolutely nothing about running a business, there are plenty of resources to teach you. Getting educated in entrepreneurship no longer requires that you invest years of your time and thousands of dollars into college.
There are tons of free resources like the Small Business Association (SBA), online resources like Entrepreneur.com, and everything from business coaches to Certified Life Coaches — like me. All the help you could ever need is available to make becoming a business owner much easier.
3. Your window of opportunity may someday close.
Most people make excuses and procrastinate starting their business because they think a better time will present itself. They may think that somewhere down the road, they’ll have more time, more money, or more resources to get started.
But what if that never happens? In fact, what if you end up with less time, less money, and less resources than you have now? Is putting your dream off worth running the risk that the timing may never be better for you to start than it is right now?
4. Your dreams matter.
In the big scheme of your happiness, fulfilling your dreams and living a purposeful life makes a difference. When you go through life feeling unfulfilled, you end up living with grievances and regrets.
Pursuing your dreams — win, lose or draw — makes you a happier person. And really, there is no such thing as losing when you’re willing to pursue what you want.
5. Starting a business can make you a better person.
If you do things the right way, the preparation work of starting your business will begin with building the right mindset. You’ll likely see that the mindset work is some of the most important work you’ve ever done in your life.
Experiencing that mindset shift causes you to grow, and you continue to grow every time you count a success and every time to count a failure (aka a lesson learned). The difficult and exciting journey of starting and running your business sharpens you and refines you into a better version of you.