Two excellent - and fun - posts caught my eye. More and more of us are Freelancing and entering Micro Businesses (there are over 27 million of us in the US alone.) Wouldn't it be nice if it were easier?

From Molly Gordon's Authentic Promotion

Do you ever wonder if a person like you just wasn't cut out for self-employment?

The problem is, when you start working for yourself, you become an entrepreneur. Yikes!

Then I saw, Twenty Secrets I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Started a Business by Gini Dietrich. They're all good; here are #s 2 and 3 of her 20

So you want to start a business? Well, here are a few things no one tells you, but you should know!

2. Lots of people are going to want your product or service. But a majority of them won’t be willing to pay for it. Choose very wisely who you spend your time with.

3. When you build your business and it begins to sustain itself, you no longer will do what you started the business to do: Your craft and, probably, your love and passion.

I've been self-employed for 30 years. Until launching GoodLittleBiz this year, I've run my business as a boutiquie professional practice, so that I could continue to do my best work and sidestep some of the management aspects of being in business. These authors are right on. As soon as you start Freelancing, you're in business. Avoiding the realities of that is costly. Better to face those secrets, step up to the plate, get the help you need - and learn to thrive as a MicroBiz.

Learning isn't hard once you decide to do it. Not deciding to learn - and floundering around - is really hard.

Have examples of good tips and teachings? Please comment; I look forward to seeing them.

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