.Despite what some bizopp ads say, starting a business is not easy. To succeed, you need to commit yourself 100% to the process and be willing to work hard — harder than you’ve ever worked before.
According to Ryan Allis described what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in his book Zero to One Million: How I Built A Company to Million in Sales . . . and How You Can, Too Million in Sales . . . and How You Can, TooÂ
Would you work 70-hour plus weeks for months on end; sleep at the office when you get backed up; put your own money on the line when payroll is due and the bank has yet to approve a loan; be the janitor, the receptionist, the customer support representative, the bookkeeper, as well as the president; and get up and present in front of a room of investors after already being turned down by 50 other banks, angel investors, and venture capital firms? If you think so, then you just might have what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur.