Most of us are tempted. We want to start out on our own, because we see dollar signs in front of our eyes.

However, the fact is that there is no special formula to achieving  mega sales overnight. Perseverance, luck and creativity will play their parts. As I have written before, beginnings are rarely easy, and this is just as true in the world of commerce.

In my business mentoring, I come across interesting people with a tremendous range of talents and ideas. Sooner rather than later, several get stuck. The issues range from procrastination to lack of knowledge. Often, they are forced to come to a realisation that what is a simple task or step for most entrepreneurs actually drives fear into others. We all have our own wall.

As ever, there is no one single rule to follow in order to run a small company successfully.

Be warned: working for yourself isn’t for everyone. Just because you’re a great technician at what you do doesn’t mean you’ll automatically be a great entrepreneur, too. They’re two totally different hats to wear. Running the show solo requires ample amounts of determination, discipline, and fearlessness……..Marla Tabaka, a business coach who writes The Successful Soloist blog

In my mentoring, I encourage people to check their base approach – why they believe that they will succeed. Its one of those seemingly innocuous probes that takes us into many different facets.

A parallel approach was raised by Dr Robert Brookes , who recalled the work of  Stephen Covey’s book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.  Covey was really asking how we want to be remembered at our funeral and rged that we adopt specific patterns of behaviour. His “First Three Habits” surround moving from dependence to independence 

• Habit 1: Be Proactive
• Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
• Habit 3: Put First Things First

 That’s right: Covey could have been talking about setting up a business.