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alone for a certain amount of time - and sometimes for a long time.
Robert did not have an overnight success, but he kept at it, learned
along the way, and look where he is now. If you have the
determination, believe me, it is worth it.
The pride of ownership doesn't have to be explained. It probably
starts with our first bicycle. When something is yours, there's a built-
in loyalty factor to making it work well. In my case, my name is on
a lot of things, and my responsibility is to make sure the product
represents the highest quality possible. Those are my standards, and
I work and live accordingly. It's an integrity of purpose that is hard
to equal unlessyou have your own business.
I've heard people say of certain employees they meet or may
have, "They work asif the business were their own." They work with
such singleness of purpose, it's asif they were the owners. Singleness
of purpose is required if you want to have your own business - there
are no time limits to your work week, for one thing. It can be 24/7,
and ultimately, the responsibility is yours.
I like having that responsibility because I find it empowering. It
also givesme energy instead of enervating me. Some people will find
this pressure to be less than enjoyable, and if that's the case, I urge
them to remain employees.
The rewards of having your own business are certainly there to
be seen by all. That doesn't have to be explained. Once you've had
your own business, it's hard to go back to working for someoneelse.

It's just not the same, by any stretch of the imagination. It can be a
good incentive for working that much harder to remain the captain
of your ship. You can say each and every day, "The buck starts with
me - now, here, today!" It's a great feeling.
Having your own business is like growing a tree - it's a living
organism that goes through seasons and storms and beautiful summer
daysand winter blizzards, but it keeps on growing and is literally an
expression of yourself. That's one reason I'm so careful with the
quality controls of what I do. If something represents you, you want

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