Entrepreneur/Executive: Possible?

While it is highly possible for executives to dream of setting up their own business, a lot of them toss their dream to the trash bin thinking how impossible it is to juggle a corporate job and being a business owner. However, some executives are unstoppable and are able to manage both a business and a well-running career. How in the world do they do that? Here are the things that they did in preparing for launching a business:

• Working super overtime. Executives have their hands full, and running a business is not an easy feat. An executive/entrepreneur acknowledges that he would have to work overtime to accomplish tasks for both his day job and his business. This includes all-nighters and few to zero free weekends.
• Having two super demanding job. Notice the superlatives already? Being an entrepreneur and being an executive will require you to be attentive to two jobs that are both mind-wrecking at times. Unless your idea of having a business is placing your money on a company that you own but not manage, you would have to recognize the fact that both your business and your current job as an executive will demand a lot from you.

• Managing stress. You won’t have to manage your business and two different teams, you would also have to do some management on yourself as well, stress management that is. Don’t worry though, as discouraging as these preparation tips may seem, so are the results of persevering worth it. Hold on and always look on the positive side so that stress won’t get the better of you.
• Take your time. One of the best ways to manage your stress and to balance your work and your life is to think that you shouldn’t be in a rush. You shouldn’t be in a rush in your day job, and you shouldn’t be in a rush in your business. Pad your schedules to give yourself ample time for accomplishing tasks, and so that you can insert some personal times in between.
• Don’t compromise one for the other. Just because you own a business doesn’t mean that you should compromise the quality and time that you give to your full time job. It’s called full time for some reason, and you’re an executive for better reasons as well. You know your company rules; make sure that you don’t go beyond those. If you can insert some business tasks in your 9 to 5 schedule, well and good. However, if it will cost you your job, better be safe than sorry.

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