For many small business owners, there is a considerable gap between what they thought it would be like running their own business and what it's really like. Like many business owners, you may have hoped that finding success would bring you the freedom to work on your own schedule and obtain a level of financial security that you didn't have in your previous job. Unfortunately, you’ve probably experienced the exact opposite. More often than not, you are likely tied to your computer and phone at all hours of the day, struggling to make ends meet and spending all of your time doing everything else other than what fulfills you. The problem that most entrepreneurs face is that they tend to apply their hard work to the wrong tasks and are fundamentally off base as to what it takes to build a successful business. You will never achieve your vision of freedom and financial abundance by answering the phone, handing out business cards, or working long hours. These tasks are doing nothing more than creating a self-employment job, not a business. The answer to this problem is working harder on your business, not in your business. The way to accomplish this is by developing and implementing systems to handle the mundane, but essential tasks, that keep your business running.
