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about offering expensive benefits such as health insurance. The
tighter you can "run your ship" from the beginning stages, the
better your profit margins will be in the long run.

Besides a bad economy, there's an endless list of reasons or
excuses why most people don't follow through with their great
ideas. For some, it's a matter of laziness or a lack of desire to com­
plete a task or project. For others, a deeper fear of failing prevents
them from ever taking action. Others just feel downright unquali­
fied or even foolish to think they can launch a product with no
experience.

To these people I say abandon that thought right now and listen
to me. I had no business experience either, but I did it! Most people
are capable of running a business if they have the passion to do so.
lt's like sports. You dedicate yourself to learn, train, and become the
best you can be. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Take an
objective look at yourself and identify yours. What kind of person
are you? If you start something, will you finish it? When you get
frustrated, can you find a way to forge ahead without giving up? Do
you have enough discipline to make your own plan and follow it? If
you believe that you can do this, you can do it. It's that simple .

If you've had your idea for a while and not acted on i t until now,
consider why. What obstacles stood in your way? Were they mental
blocks? Or did they stem from a lack of confidence? If you can iden­
tify them, you can overcome them. If you allow it, you will always
find excuses that prevent you from taking the first step, so strike
them from your mental vocabulary. Instead, look for solutions. Be
active, be aggressive, and be positive.

My hunch is that many more successful products have been
developed by creative people than by businesspeople. We are all
consumers. We know what we like to buy and what makes us pull
out our wallet. If we like a product, we are not concerned with who
created it; we just want it. If your idea will help your own life in
some way and you'd be willing to pay for the product, chances are
others will purchase it too.