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The self-employed tend to have higher levels of job
satisfaction than do other workers. Only about one in three (35 per cent)
of those who work for others are in the "completely satisfied" category.
More than twice as many successful business owners are completely
satisfied. Too much stress, a prime candidate for causing job
dissatisfaction, is believed to be a major reason.
For one thing they have much less job-related stress than do
most workers. Workers who are over-stressed report that they are required
to do too much in too little time. For another, their goals are usually
more congruent than those of the employed, since the goals of one's
employer may not be at all in sync with one's own aims.
Of course being self-employed can be stressful at times. But
many business owners say that it is much more stressful working for an
employer than for one's own customers or clients. What is riskier: having
one source of income as an employee or having many sources of revenue from
your hundreds, even thousands, of happy customers?
95 per cent of
successful businesswomen (in the self-made millionaire category) indicate
that their vocation gives them much satisfaction. Fully 90 per cent are
certain that their success is a direct result of their having a passion
for their careers. Nearly all (93 per cent) said that loving what they do
is an important factor in explaining their high level of economic
achievement. Another 6 per cent stated that it was somewhat important and
only 1 per cent rated this dimension as unimportant.
By comparison, a
nationwide Gallup poll in the US found that more than one-half (55 per
cent) of employees have no enthusiasm for their work. Yet enthusiasm is
highly contagious. Business owners are leaders and good leaders are those
who bring out the best in their employees. If a leader is passionate about
his or her job, s/he can excite others to adopt similar emotions,
including employees, suppliers and customers/clients.
For the free top tips for small service-businesses, send an email to
bs@futurevisions.org
with
"free MWS top tips for small service-businesses" in the subject and nothing in
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