“I just want to work for myself!” People say it all the time—but they don’t necessarily realize that just because they don’t like being an employee DOESN’T mean they should be an entrepreneur….

 

In this episode, Alex and Lisa offer real life perspective on the Entrepreneur.com article, “If You Suck as an Employee, You Will Probably Suck as an Entrepreneur.”

 

• Even if you run your own business, you’re always accountable to someone — clients, partners, employees, etc.
• The difference between challenging the status quo constructively, and being challenging for the sake of it
• Entrepreneurship has been romanticized, and that can be a big problem for people considering it 
• The qualities that make a good employee AND a good entrepreneur

 

Optimizer Tip: Check out these two books to optimize your business & life: Atomic Habits and Extreme Ownership

 

Episode References:

Video/Article from Carlos Gil on Entrepreneur.com: “If You Suck as an Employee, You Will Probably Suck as an Entrepreneur”

Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Book: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Book: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

 

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