Start where you are
Louie Bernstein
LinkedIn Top Voice helping bootstrapped Founders, Startups to $5 Million, grow profitably. Fractional Sales Management and Coaching help. I know. I've been where you are. -> INC 500 Winner <- Book an introductory call.
One night In December of 1985 I turned to my wife and said, I’m going to start a business.
She looked me in the eye and said, are you out of your mind? She may have had a point.
We had a two-year-old, with another one on the way in a few weeks. I was recovering from a broken vertebra in my back, and we had just spent our life savings on building an addition to our home.
I told her there would always be a reason to not start: Too young. Too old. Too busy. Too broke.
She eventually relented and said, go for it. I spent the next few months getting ready and lining up customers.
22 years later I stepped away from that business with a collection of life experiences. Some very good and some not-so-good. But I gained business and life experiences that I would not trade for the world. Where you are today, is the result of the collection of decisions you’ve made up to this point. And like you, my experiences have brought me to this point in my journey. And I am thrilled to be here.
Are you thinking of starting a business, but worried it might not be the right time? Starting a business is not always an all-or-nothing proposition. If you are considering it, keep one foot on the dock and one foot in the boat. Start with a part-time side hustle to test your ideas. It has never been easier to do. If it doesn’t work out, you can always get back on the dock.
Running your own business can be very rewarding. But it comes with risk. Do what you can to mitigate those risks and then Start Where You Are.
Your Action Item and mission, should you decide to accept it, and if you’re considering, and determined, that starting a business is for you:
After that, get in that boat and start rowing.
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Remember, one hand washes the other and together they get clean. Thanks for watching. Have a rewarding week. And I’ll see you next time.
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About?Louie Bernstein?- Fractional Sales VP for Founders
I'm an?INC 500 Winner?for achieving rapid sales growth over a five-year period without outside investment. I specialize in?bootstrapped startups?that need sales processes and systems to scale their growth and hit their goals.
If you're looking for someone to help hire, organize, optimize, and train your sales team (and who's been where you are), reach out to me at?[email protected].
Want to build a sales machine yourself, with just a little coaching? You get all the strategies and templates I used to earn me inclusion in the INC 500, with?my Sales System In a Box digital sales optimization system.?There's a discount code for readers below or check out?LouieBernstein.com?
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