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SURVIVAL
Tips for the Full-Time Entrepreneur
MADE BY AAJA CORINNE MAGEE
Y
ou’re
scrolling
down your
Instagram timeline
and see some
of your favorite
entrepreneurs
living the life – on
vacation, dressed in
the hottest clothes,
and taking pictures
with the who’s
who. Meanwhile,
you’re covered in
work, at home in
your pajamas, and
wondering when
the freedom of
entrepreneurship
will kick in for you.
Well, let me tell you,
progress is a process.
Don’t limit your
perspective only to
what social media
shows you.
To be a successful
entrepreneur, you
have to put in work.
On this journey,
you have to protect
game no matter what
level you’re currently
on:
PHOTO CREDIT
Queensview Creative Studios
yourself against
“brand envy,”
understanding that
the most successful
businesses and
brands are years
in the making. It’s
unfair to yourself to
compare your day
one to someone’s
year ten. Everyone
started at nothing.
So, how do
you make it on
this journey of
entrepreneurship?
Here are some
survival tips to keep
you on your “A”
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SET
BOUNDARIES
When you’re in
the early stages of
entrepreneurship,
the tendency is
to people please
in order to make
everyone happy,
secure opportunities,
and grow your
business. That gets
old fast as clients
start texting you
at odd hours, the
lines of business
and friendship get
blurred, and people
expect you to be
available to them
at every waking
moment. Pretty soon,
you’re consumed
by your work, and
you don’t have an
identity outside of
your business. Begin
every relationship
with clear