What prevents you from starting something of your own?

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What separates the doers from the talkers when it comes to implementing new business ideas?

Sometimes it could just be that some people like the idea of talking about an idea that they want to implement but never get around to doing something about it. Others may justifiably be uncertain about whether they could really pull off starting something of their own or from scratch. Yet others may not be able to handle the uncertainty that comes with entrepreneurship.

Take one would-be small business person who has a number of sideline activities yet has a brilliant idea for a food business but talks about it all the time. Yet he’s never actually taken one step towards starting the business that he believes has a strong potential market. It’s not that he’s lazy. It’s just that when you remind him of the reality of what he needs to do to start such a business, he backs off. Continue reading “What prevents you from starting something of your own?”