You can’t control tomorrow — but you can control today.

Your actions right now, or even an hour from now, shape how today unfolds, and today is what starts the journey forward. Life and business are about moving forward, not wasting energy looking back. What’s done is done — even if you’re not happy with the past.

One of the biggest pressures business owners feel is being told they should be “working on their business, not in it.” The truth is, you can only work on your business when you have people who can work in it. Someone handling accounts. Someone managing credit control. Someone in marketing, sales, and most importantly, someone answering the phone.

Until you have that, you have to work in your business.

I’ve been to networking events where I left feeling inadequate — like a failure as an entrepreneur — because I wasn’t spending a full day a week working on the business. The reality was simple: at that time, it was just me. And when it’s only you, working in the business isn’t a weakness — it’s survival.

Don’t let gurus, websites, speakers, or early-morning talks make you feel stupid or behind. Working in your business is exactly what you should be doing until turnover and profitability allow you to build a team.

When we were building our business, the time we worked on it didn’t happen during the day. It happened two or three evenings a week, after everyone else had gone home. We’d sit in a restaurant with a spreadsheet and a plan — that’s where strategy happened. During the day, we worked in the business.

Only later, when the team was in place and the business could run without us, could we step away for a full day or even a weekend to work on the business — without worrying because everything was still running.

So if it’s just you right now, don’t feel inadequate. You’re not behind. You’re building.

Work in your business until it works — and then, and only then, work on it.

Mark Beggs is a dyslexic entrepreneur, author, and business mentor with over 30 years of experience in business. He is the co-author of several business and entrepreneurship books and also writes dyslexic-friendly children’s books to help young readers build confidence and a love of learning.

Mark runs a daily morning business show where he shares practical insights on entrepreneurship, leadership, and buying and growing businesses. Through his work with Minds Eye Education, he helps individuals and organisations understand neurodiversity and unlock the strengths that come with different ways of thinking.

You can contact me on [email protected] or via www.mindseyeeducation.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.