Every time I think about the topic of “starting a business,” I recall a book I read years ago: “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway.”
To my mind, it’s fear of the unknown that holds most of us back and not the thought of whether we’re competent enough or intelligent enough or whatever else we feel is needed to run a business.
As with anything, learning to manage, be the boss, and run a business are just things that happen over time and with practice.
So, as I see it, getting started is more of a pep talk than a to-do list.
For that reason, I’m going to start by sharing with you a list of things you can do to get yourself into the mindset of running your own company. From there we will cover what you need to do, day-by-day, in order to get started.
Beyond this list, I encourage you to read about running and managing a business every day. If you’re not sure where to get started in terms of reading, take a look at our list of business blogs you should be reading but probably aren’t and the list of books we encourage you to start working through.
