Why Are People Employees?
Are you a person that works at a business for someone else? Most people are.
Why do you go to work every day?
For the money to maintain your standard of living? To be “able” to go on vacation? To keep from starving to death?
The employee is a very specific type of individual. This type of person wants only to do what they are instructed to do. They may not be happy doing a particular job but it is better than having to make a decision on what to do to get paid. Most of these people are quite good at what they do, they just don’t want the responsibility for the task at hand. They are usually very punctual and reliable. For most people, this is all they want out of life.
However, there is a large group of people that can’t stand the thought of someone else telling what they need to do. These people are called business owners and/or entrepreneurs. Although many use these titles interchangeably, they are quite different types of people. The business owner may be an entrepreneur but an entrepreneur is much more than a business owner.
A business owner usually identifies themselves with the business only. When you ask them “What do you do?”, they are quite specific. They will reply “I run a XXXX business”. If you check back on them in five years, they are still running the same business.
An entrepreneur, on the other hand, will respond quite differently to the question “What do you do?”. Many times an entrepreneur will answer something like “I’m running an online business, I’m running a charity for XXXX, I’m starting a new business to do XXXX, … etc.” They seem to be always working on something new. This is just the way they are. If you were to check back on them in five years, they probably would have added four or five new ventures to their stable of products and will be working on new ideas also.
Why do these people work for themselves?
That answer lies within each individual person. Most of the base answers begin with “I want to ….” and then go on to expound on the goals that each person has established for themselves. Many times these goals are about the ability to give to the community or to a specific cause. Some are about very personal reasons, such as providing financial support to a cause in support of a friend or family member.
Some people are in business by themselves because they don’t want to conform to the rules that apply in most other companies. They believe that they are capable of earning a respectable income and what to have the ability to determine what they do and when. They understand that if they don’t produce something of value, they don’t get paid. They also understand that if they produce something of value, the world may beat a path to their door.
Are you an entrepreneur that is stuck in an employee mode? Do you have the desire to actually step away from the structured employee world to be able to set your own course?
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Bill
I have to agree with you on this one.Once people leave the employee mentality that’s when their business starts heading in the right direction.Sometimes it takes some personal development to get the mind shifting in the right direction.
Bill,
Great Post. I completely agree. I have helped one of my closest friends break the employee mentality and once it finally happened for him, he never looked back. Once they are in the mindset, the thought of working for someone else is quite horrifying.
John Stone
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Palte,
Getting to the point that you can look at yourself as an entrepreneur instead of an employee is key – and all plays into your mindset.
Great mindset posts the last few weeks Palte. Keep on spewing what’s on your mind brother!
~ Linus
Hey Carlos,
I agree. Breaking the “employee” mindset is indeed difficult to do. As you state, personal development is almost always the key to the breakout.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I appreciate the time.
To Your Continued Success,
Bill
Hey John,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
You should congratulate yourself on helping someone break the “employee” mold. It’s tough to do … but well worth the benefits when you get there. Many people that are struggling never get the assistance to break the mold.
To Your Continued Success,
Bill
Hey Linus,
Fortunately or unfortunately, when the mind is in gear, you have to record what it keeps spitting out. It’s rally strange how you can get “zoned in” and everything works. Unfortunately, sometimes the reverse happens also.
Thanks for the comments and for stopping by. Your time and effort are appreciated.
To Your Continued Success,
Bill
You hit the nail right on the head again. Once you have the mentality that you want to work for yourself there is no stopping most people. They will even suffer just to have the privilege of working for themselves… I am a case in point.
Kathy Sammons
How do I get an avatar to come up here when I post a comment?
I just want to be seen!!! LOL
Kathy
Hey Kathy,
Thanks for the comments.
I got my avatar at:http://en.gravatar.com/ (I think. Sometimes the memory is kinda ……)
To Your Continued Success,
Bill
Awesome Bill,
I love your employee vs entrepreneur posts. I think failure or success starts and stops right here as you mentioned.
Cheers,
~Bert