Web Site Owners Thought of the Day

If you follow my writings, you know I have to stick in an inspirational quote every once and awhile. Most of the time the quotes come from Napoleon Hill. Not only because I receive the Napoleon Hill Foundation’s Quote of the Day, but because pretty much every quote I received hits home. (I recommend all business folks sign up for these common sense daily reminders.)

Today’s Quote:

IF YOU WERE YOUR OWN EMPLOYER, WOULD YOU BE ENTIRELY SATISFIED WITH THE DAY’S WORK YOU HAVE DONE TODAY?

At the end of the day, it matters little what others think of you; what’s important is what you think about yourself. As you reflect on your day’s work, ask yourself, Have I given 100 percent of my time and talents today? If this were my company, would I like it to be filled with hundreds of other people just like me, or would I prefer to hire individuals with a little more initiative? When you have become the kind of person you would like to work with or have working for you, you aren’t far from the day when you will own the company-or at least become a valuable part of it. Most important, you can sleep soundly at night, serene in the knowledge that you have done your best, that you have earned your pay, and that you have met the standards of performance you require of yourself.

Whether you run your site part-time or full, it is your company. Many think business is easy, in particular that slapping up a Web site will allow you to quit your day job and sit around eating bonbons. This quote in particular hit home because I just worked pretty much through the weekend; combined with the number of part-time Web site owners to be who contacted me last week thinking having a Web site was pretty much a leisure activity that pays well.

I’ve been at this over 13 years. What was this last weekend like? Let’s start with Thursday…. in a 8:00a, stopped for lunch and dinner, at it until 10p. Friday in at 8a, pushed this chair away at 12:05a, Saturday: 7:30a - 2p and Sunday: 10a until 7:30p. This gives you an idea of what running your own business is like. No, I don’t have to work those hours, but when my business requires it, I do it.

Nothing less than that sort of work ethic will allow you to thrive online and thinking otherwise is simply wishful thinking by those who don’t have what it takes. As I tell folks all the time — my boss is a slave driver.

At your service,
Judith