Whose Business Is It Anyway?

Two goals that are very common among people: owning a business and writing a book. Most people dream of being rich, escaping the rat-race by setting their own hours and owning their own business. Just as common, people dream of writing their own book. Everyone has a story to tell. And most people, think that if they could only tell their story through a memoir, a novel or a screenplay, they too, could strike it rich.

This may or may not be true. Entrepreneurialism does not automatically lead to wealth. And a book contract certainly isn’t known as a get rich quick scheme. However, the potential is there. If you have the determination to see your ideas to fruition it may prove to be very influential. More important than money, the business, organization or book you construct may change someone’s life.

For various reasons, most people do not pursue these ambitions. Or, those that do, often lose ambition if their first business does not work out within the first few years.

It is my hope to encourage others to achieve their goals. And as I travel the road of writing and entrepreneurship, I’ll take notes hoping that my readers learn from my mistakes.

The New Graphophobia Blog is a series of free articles written for (1) entrepreneurs and (2) writers. This goal is not about reaching your “dreams”. If an ambition is a “dream” then it is something that is beyond your grasp and will not become a reality. This blog is about feasible steps that ordinary people can take in order to change their reality, and reach their goals.

The first step to creating a successful business or writing a solid book is research. And, while you are researching your ambition, you should ask yourself, “Whose Business is it Anyway?”

Yours, and yours alone.

Our friends mean well; our family has good intentions. But the fact of the matter is, they are not experts on your interests. Even those that want to support you may not know how. So, while you are doing your research on your new life, don’t expect anyone to be more excited about it than you.

This is your business and yours alone.