http://www.moneyrelations.com/2007/09/05/breaking-from-the-plan-entrepreneurs/ Investing for beginners Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:45:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.moneyrelations.com/2007/09/05/breaking-from-the-plan-entrepreneurs/#comment-80 moneyrelations Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:56:51 +0000 http://www.moneyrelations.com/2007/09/05/breaking-from-the-plan-entrepreneurs/#comment-80 Nancy, comment away! Congrats on taking so much personal pride in your business! The point I tried to get across with my two previous posts was that self improvement is the key to success. I mean, look at those kids... little education, no business experience, and an age barrier. It was all self motivation that drove them to be successful. So, my hat off to you for making the career change! I'm still waiting for my moment of inspiration... Nancy, comment away! Congrats on taking so much personal pride in your business! The point I tried to get across with my two previous posts was that self improvement is the key to success. I mean, look at those kids… little education, no business experience, and an age barrier. It was all self motivation that drove them to be successful. So, my hat off to you for making the career change! I’m still waiting for my moment of inspiration…

]]> http://www.moneyrelations.com/2007/09/05/breaking-from-the-plan-entrepreneurs/#comment-79 Nancy (aka money coach) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:57:37 +0000 http://www.moneyrelations.com/2007/09/05/breaking-from-the-plan-entrepreneurs/#comment-79 I don't mean to hog all your 'comments' space this week, but I can't not comment on this post. I'm sure every entrepreneur would have a lot to say. I jumped out of my career 4 years ago, and started my own business. And what you said is totally true: I simply NEVER wake up with a sense of dread about what I'm going to do, or long to retire (ugh! boring!) and I swear, if I won a lottery, I'd invest most of it in my business, and keep going on it til I die. On the other hand, I read the Cdn bloggers about money, and just long for the days when I was socking away into my portfolio instead of reinvesting all my eggs in the one basket of my business. And the complexities ... when DO I sock the money back into my own business, or Should I be putting it into my RRSPs etc. The guideposts and familiar markers of 'doing the right thing' just dissolve when you strike out on your own. I've concluded that a whole lot of being smart with money is keeping your wits about you and developing all kinds of resources to navigate through wherever life takes you, as much as anything! I'll die knowing I gave something my ________ best shot; I hope I die with a hefty financial legacy. Time will tell! I don’t mean to hog all your ‘comments’ space this week, but I can’t not comment on this post. I’m sure every entrepreneur would have a lot to say. I jumped out of my career 4 years ago, and started my own business. And what you said is totally true: I simply NEVER wake up with a sense of dread about what I’m going to do, or long to retire (ugh! boring!) and I swear, if I won a lottery, I’d invest most of it in my business, and keep going on it til I die. On the other hand, I read the Cdn bloggers about money, and just long for the days when I was socking away into my portfolio instead of reinvesting all my eggs in the one basket of my business. And the complexities … when DO I sock the money back into my own business, or Should I be putting it into my RRSPs etc. The guideposts and familiar markers of ‘doing the right thing’ just dissolve when you strike out on your own. I’ve concluded that a whole lot of being smart with money is keeping your wits about you and developing all kinds of resources to navigate through wherever life takes you, as much as anything! I’ll die knowing I gave something my ________ best shot; I hope I die with a hefty financial legacy. Time will tell!

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