in most cases it is even very difficult toenvolve a friend with GREAT motivation in a business. it also is in most cases difficult to start a business with a friend. and in many cases the friendship breaks apart and so do the business.
and it also is difficult to just hire a friend too. most people do not see the difference between WORKINGtime and FRIENDSHIPtime
i hired serveral times friends and in 99% it went down hill.
i hired ONE friend after a few years later again. THAT where the ONLY one what worked in TWENTY years!
stay away from friendship mixing up with business. and special if it is YOUR business baby!
I agree and had experience with this. You want to see your friends do well and be successful. However, not be motivated on their end will bring you do down.
No. You want to surround your business with people of like minds. Just because two people are friends doesn't mean that they automatically have the same mind in ALL things.
First let me ask, does this friend lack motivation in general or just for supporting your business? Sometime we want our friends to have the same passion for something we have. Sometimes they just don't or cant and it should be OK. We should not involved them. I've learned this the hard way
In general I've learned that friends and business don't mix. You can become friends with a business partner but doing with business with a friend isn't easy. They REALLY have to want and have the same goals as you.
I don't think it's a good idea. I've been there and tried that. It doesn't work. If the person is only getting involved to help you out they tend to feel like they're doing you a favorite. But if the person is equally involved and a true partner, then that's different. Friends and family I try not to work with.
What Tamyka asked is very key - what is their why to even assist you in the first place? Many times the "unmotivated friends" tend to see a spark in you and they want a little bit of it, hoping it will spark them into something for themselves. But if you have momentum and you're "red' ta go" as we used to say, you don't have time to be weighed down.
It can be a delicate situation, though, to turn the friend down if they're offering help. So consider the manner in which you turn them away or give them something to do that won't engage too much of your time to monitor. Protect the friendship by setting healthy boundaries where you need to. Good luck!
Tanya
Larie Writes > Tanya SmithMarch 15, 2012 at 12:12pm
I so appreciate Tanya's gentle approach. Often we can make decisions that does not serve the true purpose of our business. There might be a time and a place to have our friends as "cheer leaders" but not necessarily business partners.
in my opinion, if your friend is already not onboard with your business from the start. you would really be setting yourself up to fail. when you 're starting a business=, you should only bring aboard someone who is positive, self motivated and ready and willing to support you at 100%. When you're starting a business, sometimes the ones closes to you will doubt you, become very negative because they can't see your dreams come to past, but block that thought out of your mind, and stay focused. surround yourself with people who are business minded and positive.
It will serve you a world of good in the long run. separate business from personal.
Larie Writes > 2dej8clw33vomMarch 15, 2012 at 12:11pm
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NOT AT ALL!
in most cases it is even very difficult toenvolve a friend with GREAT motivation in a business. it also is in most cases difficult to start a business with a friend. and in many cases the friendship breaks apart and so do the business.
and it also is difficult to just hire a friend too. most people do not see the difference between WORKINGtime and FRIENDSHIPtime
i hired serveral times friends and in 99% it went down hill.
i hired ONE friend after a few years later again. THAT where the ONLY one what worked in TWENTY years!
stay away from friendship mixing up with business. and special if it is YOUR business baby!
I agree and had experience with this. You want to see your friends do well and be successful. However, not be motivated on their end will bring you do down.
No. You want to surround your business with people of like minds. Just because two people are friends doesn't mean that they automatically have the same mind in ALL things.
First let me ask, does this friend lack motivation in general or just for supporting your business? Sometime we want our friends to have the same passion for something we have. Sometimes they just don't or cant and it should be OK. We should not involved them. I've learned this the hard way
In general I've learned that friends and business don't mix. You can become friends with a business partner but doing with business with a friend isn't easy. They REALLY have to want and have the same goals as you.
I don't think it's a good idea. I've been there and tried that. It doesn't work. If the person is only getting involved to help you out they tend to feel like they're doing you a favorite. But if the person is equally involved and a true partner, then that's different. Friends and family I try not to work with.
What Tamyka asked is very key - what is their why to even assist you in the first place? Many times the "unmotivated friends" tend to see a spark in you and they want a little bit of it, hoping it will spark them into something for themselves. But if you have momentum and you're "red' ta go" as we used to say, you don't have time to be weighed down.
It can be a delicate situation, though, to turn the friend down if they're offering help. So consider the manner in which you turn them away or give them something to do that won't engage too much of your time to monitor. Protect the friendship by setting healthy boundaries where you need to. Good luck!
Tanya
Very good input Tanya.
I so appreciate Tanya's gentle approach. Often we can make decisions that does not serve the true purpose of our business. There might be a time and a place to have our friends as "cheer leaders" but not necessarily business partners.
Best of luck in all you do.
Pauline Haynes
in my opinion, if your friend is already not onboard with your business from the start. you would really be setting yourself up to fail. when you 're starting a business=, you should only bring aboard someone who is positive, self motivated and ready and willing to support you at 100%. When you're starting a business, sometimes the ones closes to you will doubt you, become very negative because they can't see your dreams come to past, but block that thought out of your mind, and stay focused. surround yourself with people who are business minded and positive.
It will serve you a world of good in the long run. separate business from personal.
Say it again LaTersa!
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