Money = Hard Work

[feint]

I was reading through a few threads where people seem to under the impression that starting a business and being an entrepreneur is:

1. easy
2. automated. ie. requiring no work

how ridiculous!

Being an entrepreneur is hard work. Building a business is hard work. Starting a forum or blog, sticking some ads on it and making $10 bucks a month doesn't mean you're an entrepreneur. Writing a blog post daily isn't hard work.

Lets look at the very best. Someone like Warren Buffett didn't get to where he is today, by an "automated" system where he could sit back and relax. Read about his life story to see how much he did and how much he still does.

So what is really involved in running a profitable business:

• marketing - you need to constantly talk, promote, network. You can never sit still - you always have to moving forwards and being proactive.
• Analysis - entrepreneurs analyze everything. Every button on my site, every email newsletter we send is split test (a/b testing). If you don't know what that means look it up.
• Support - emails, phone calls, press.
• Development - Whether your an ice-cream stall or running a highly technical web app, you need to be prepared for constant development. A successful business won't stay successful forever unless it undergoes constant fine tuning and development.

p.s - before you tell me im wrong, post what you have worked on. don't hide behind an avatar.

[2heaven]

Agreed, work is money, money is effort, effort is success.

[BALLERMODE]

Work smart- not hard.

[nate_f2]

Discipline is a key to getting things running then running smoothly for long periods of time. Discipline your mind to filter out BS.

[bmiles]

You couldn't be more right. I agree, because it gets under my skin when everyone turns "entrepreneur" into a buzz word. Everyone throws the word around without understanding that the money is the last motivation on the person's list.

B.

[feint]

Work smart- not hard.

no matter how smart you work - its still going to be hard

[PsiPro]

Don't worry they rarely make it past 10 posts

[Deal_Maker]

Agreed. The only people that say work smart, not hard and that there are systems for making money simply haven't made any. They're chasing something that doesn't exist and sooner or later they figure it out.

[jonathanfigaro]

no matter how smart you work - its still going to be hard

why would you think money is hard to get. All you have to do is think big, set goals and achieve them....lol. Not that hard buddy.

[noob]

why would you think money is hard to get. All you have to do is think big, set goals and achieve them....lol. Not that hard buddy.

Spoken like a true millionaire/billionaire already right? Think big and having big goals does not mean its not difficult. Books and gurus who pitch work smart, not hard are playing on a marketing ploy. You certainly want to work smart but there will always be a difficulty threshold to get to real success.

[rogercbryan]

Just sit back on the couch... close your eyes... dream about money... when you wake up... you'll still be Fn Broke... la de da la de da... get a Fn Job

[BALLERMODE]

Agreed. The only people that say work smart, not hard and that there are systems for making money simply haven't made any. They're chasing something that doesn't exist and sooner or later they figure it out.

Yeah ok, buddy. I am the most anti-get rich quick system person you'll ever meet. I work SMART, not HARD. The only people that disagree are the ones that work hard and have little to show for it in return, and are angry about it.

I can tell you right now your LIFE-TO-DATE income working "hard" doesn't equal what I've made in the last year working "smart". Chime back in when you've made at least $1,000,000.

[Deal_Maker]

LOL at least $1M? $1M is nothing.

[BALLERMODE]

LOL at least $1M? $1M is nothing.

I know. I gave you a realistic goal.

[Deal_Maker]

That's too realistic...I moved more than that before lunch today. I can't speak for other industries but I'm in real estate and investment banking...the more hours I work the more money I make...welcome to high finance.