Entrepreneurship v / s Employment
Yields of Success
By the time we see a fully grown tree or a crop that can be harvested , there is a lot of work that has been done . Some of the work is obvious such as weeding , sowing , watering , etc . Yet some of it is not so obvious such as mixing the right ratios of fertilizers , or the growing of the roots etc . The life of an employee turned entrepreneur is pretty much the same . Herein we share some truths which relate us to the farm .
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Of wheat and tares
In any field , a farmer will confirm that once the seed is sown , in its germination , there is an accompanying unwanted growth of weeds . The weeds compete for the available resources of water , air and nutrients yet they are not what was planted neither will they be beneficial to the farmer . As employees , people have a lot of “ things ” that keep them busy even though they do not necessarily add value and might even end up depleting the resources available such as time , effort and money . Budding into entrepreneurship , one will quickly realize the importance of putting first things first and discarding what is not necessary to achieve the goal set . Tares are known to wither out the wheat which would be useful to the farmer . There must be a conscious effort to fight the things that interrupt you or seem to occupy your time and yet they are not of any benefit . Left unchecked , the unimportant , unnecessary & wasteful will impact on your end product negatively because of divided attention , time and other important inputs .
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The 30-60-90 productivity
Ever wondered why and how two businesses of the same nature , client base , target market product / service offering and price will end up with a large variation in their business KPIs such as revenue and net profits ?
There is a multiplicity principle known as the 30-60-90 principle . Your level of output is determined not by the input but by the quality of the host . Entrepreneurial ideas hosted by the mentality of an employee will yield lesser fruit than the same ideas hosted within the mind of one who has an entrepreneurial mentality . An idea , no matter how it comes to the business person , has the capability of being hosted , processed and implemented to different levels of impact and success . This principle lends credence to the famous cliché “ milking it for all its worth and more ”.
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Buried underground ( bamboo )
Two major things happen when a seed is sown to the ground intentionally or not . One is that the seed as it is known dies completely to regenerate as a plant that can produce fruits similar to where it was sourced from . Two is that the new plant develops roots to help it hold firm and have structures for taking in the nutrients . In the modern era of business , and publicity of high flying lifestyles , it is very easy to develop a pressure for visibility of what one is doing . That visibility is not possible when one is establishing a business and the unfortunately , one thing about employee turned entrepreneur is that the people who respected you while an employee will avoid you highly once you start your business . They will only return once you are successful . Make the best of the moments that you are establishing root because that is the area that will hold when the business is building . Being buried at the start up does not mean you are dead . It just might mean that you are experiencing rebirth
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Sowing - reaping – eating
There is a season for everything . A time to plant , a time to reap the harvest , a time to eat . At harvest time , one does not know
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