I Lost My Job! Should I Start a Business

    我丟了自己的工作，我該創業嗎？

    I get a lot of email that starts, "I just lost my job!" Somewhere in eachemail, the writer goes on to ask, "How do I start a business?"

    我收到很多郵件，開頭都是說"我丟了工作",然後在郵件中，他們就會開始問"我是否應該自己創業？"

    Morepeople are getting downsized, terminated or just plain fired all thetime. And because of the state of the economy, finding another job canbe difficult. Creating a job of your own by starting a business looksattractive when you can't find a job - or just can't stand the job youhave.

    很hen多duo人ren都dou被bei裁cai掉diao了le，終zhong止zhi了le合he同tong關guan係xi或huo者zhe就jiu是shi簡jian單dan地di被bei開kai除chu了le。並bing且qie，由you於yu當dang今jin經jing濟ji形xing勢shi不bu景jing氣qi，找zhao到dao一yi份fen新xin工gong作zuo很hen難nan。在zai你ni找zhao不bu到dao工gong作zuo或huo不bu能neng忍ren受shou自zi己ji工gong作zuo的de時shi候hou，創chuang業ye聽ting起qi來lai很hen有you吸xi引yin力li。

    But"How do I start a business?" is not the first question you should beasking if you're in this situation; the first question you should beasking is "Should I start a business?" Before you start thinking aboutthe different types of businesses you might start, you have to do somethinking about you.

    但是如果你正處在這樣的情況下，那麼"我該如何開始創業呢？"不是你最初開始該問的問題。你最該問的第一個問題是"我是否應該創業
？"在你開始思考自己該發展什麼類型的事業之前，你要先想想自己的情況。

    Startinga business is not for everyone. Being self-employed is very differentthan being an employee. And some people find it impossible to adjust tothe differences. Let's see if you have the necessary entrepreneurial mindset to become self-employed. These are the six traits that I think encapsulate the ways you have to think and behave if youwant to make a successful transition from being employed in some oneelse's business to starting a business of your own.

    並bing不bu是shi每mei個ge人ren都dou適shi合he創chuang業ye的de。創chuang業ye比bi打da工gong難nan得de多duo。有you一yi部bu分fen人ren發fa現xian很hen難nan適shi應ying這zhe些xie差cha距ju。讓rang我wo們men來lai看kan看kan你ni是shi否fou有you準zhun備bei單dan幹gan必bi備bei的de企qi業ye心xin態tai。如ru果guo你ni想xiang從cong給gei別bie人ren打da工gong到dao自zi我wo創chuang業ye成cheng功gong轉zhuan型xing的de話hua
，那na麼me我wo推tui薦jian以yi下xia六liu個ge你ni必bi須xu具ju備bei的de思si考kao方fang式shi和he行xing動dong方fang式shi的de特te征zheng。

    1.You have to be flexible to be self-employed.

    自我創業你必須要有靈活性

    If you start a business, you no longer have "one" job with clearly definedduties and responsibilities. You'll suddenly have multiple jobs, whichwill be often interrupted by unforeseen crises （particularly in thestartup phase）. Many employees are used to having days filled withpredictable activities; many self-employed people don't.

    如果你開始創業，你的工作就不是職責定義明確的一份工作和責任了。你會在突然間有了多份工作，也會被不可預見的危機中斷創業（尤其是在起始階段）.很多打工者習慣了每天按照既定的進程工作
，而創業者則不行。

    Andonce you start a business, there's nowhere to pass the buck. As an employee, you may be used to passing problems up along the food chain or not be very involved in decision making. As a self-employed business owner, you're the one who will have to deal with whatever the crisis isand solve the problem. You're the one who will have to make the decisions.

    而(er)且(qie)，一(yi)旦(dan)你(ni)開(kai)始(shi)創(chuang)業(ye)後(hou)，就(jiu)沒(mei)有(you)地(di)方(fang)讓(rang)你(ni)推(tui)卸(xie)責(ze)任(ren)。作(zuo)為(wei)一(yi)名(ming)打(da)工(gong)者(zhe)


，你(ni)或(huo)許(xu)習(xi)慣(guan)在(zai)食(shi)物(wu)鏈(lian)內(nei)推(tui)卸(xie)責(ze)任(ren)
，或(huo)不(bu)涉(she)及(ji)做(zuo)出(chu)決(jue)策(ce)的(de)工(gong)作(zuo)。但(dan)是(shi)，作(zuo)為(wei)一(yi)名(ming)創(chuang)業(ye)的(de)企(qi)業(ye)主(zhu)，你(ni)是(shi)必(bi)須(xu)要(yao)處(chu)理(li)危(wei)機(ji)，解(jie)決(jue)困(kun)難(nan)的(de)人(ren)。你(ni)也(ye)是(shi)做(zuo)出(chu)決(jue)策(ce)的(de)人(ren)。

    2.You have to be a self-motivated initiator.

    你必須是一名善於自我激勵的人。

    When you're an employee, other people tell you what to do, either directlyor indirectly. You get used to having your actions directed by others.But you have to direct your own actions as a small business owner. Youcan't just sit there and hope that maybe some clients stroll in or thatsomeone will drop by out of the blue with inventory for your retailstore. No one's going to drop work on your desk or point out what needs to be done. For many people who try to become self-employed and start businesses after having a long-term full-time job, this is the hardest adjustment to make.

    當(dang)你(ni)是(shi)員(yuan)工(gong)的(de)時(shi)候(hou)，別(bie)人(ren)會(hui)直(zhi)接(jie)或(huo)間(jian)接(jie)地(di)告(gao)訴(su)你(ni)該(gai)做(zuo)什(shen)麼(me)。你(ni)習(xi)慣(guan)了(le)在(zai)別(bie)人(ren)的(de)指(zhi)導(dao)下(xia)行(xing)動(dong)。但(dan)是(shi)作(zuo)為(wei)小(xiao)企(qi)業(ye)家(jia)你(ni)必(bi)須(xu)指(zhi)導(dao)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)行(xing)動(dong)。你(ni)不(bu)能(neng)隻(zhi)坐(zuo)在(zai)那(na)裏(li)，幻(huan)想(xiang)著(zhe)有(you)客(ke)戶(hu)會(hui)自(zi)動(dong)上(shang)門(men)，有(you)人(ren)會(hui)下(xia)訂(ding)單(dan)將(jiang)你(ni)零(ling)售(shou)商(shang)店(dian)的(de)庫(ku)存(cun)都(dou)買(mai)走(zou)。沒(mei)人(ren)會(hui)將(jiang)工(gong)作(zuo)放(fang)在(zai)你(ni)麵(mian)前(qian)
，為(wei)你(ni)指(zhi)出(chu)哪(na)些(xie)事(shi)情(qing)是(shi)必(bi)須(xu)做(zuo)的(de)。對(dui)於(yu)大(da)部(bu)分(fen)習(xi)慣(guan)了(le)長(chang)時(shi)間(jian)的(de)全(quan)職(zhi)工(gong)作(zuo)
，突(tu)然(ran)想(xiang)自(zi)主(zhu)創(chuang)業(ye)的(de)人(ren)來(lai)說(shuo)，這(zhe)是(shi)最(zui)難(nan)跨(kua)越(yue)的(de)一(yi)個(ge)難(nan)關(guan)。

    3.You have to be able to recognize opportunities and go after them.

    你要有發現機會，抓住機會的能力。

    Mostemployees do what they're assigned to do. There's someone else who's"assigned" to look out for opportunities, either a boss in a smallbusiness, or perhaps a sales department or a managerial team in a largecorporation. If you start a business, you need to be the one constantlywatching for opportunities - and be able to recognize them when you seethem. It might be a small opportunity, such as the chance to pick up anew client, or a large one, such as getting your product on the shelvesin a large retail chain, but as a small business owner, you have tokeep scanning the horizon yourself and positioning yourself to benefitfrom the opportunities that you find. As an employee, you may be usedto operating in a "head-down" position; if you're going to start abusiness and become successfully self-employed, you need to startoperating in the "head-up" position.

    Being self-employed is very different than being an employee and can be a difficult transition.

    daduoshuyuangongdoushizuozhefenpeigeizijiderenwu。yeyourenzaifenpeiderenwuzhongxunzhaojihui，yexushiyijiaxiaoqiyedelaoban
，yexushiyijiadagongsidexiaoshoubumenhuoguanlituanduichengyuan。ruguonikaishilechuangye
，nijiuyaochengweijingchangxunqiujiyuderen，bingqiezainipengdaojiyudeshihouyounenglifenbian。yexushixiangjiedaikehuzheyangdexiaojihui
，yexushizaiyijiadaxingliansuochaoshixiaoshounidechanpinzheyangdedajiyu，danshi，zuoweiyigexiaoqiyejialaishuo，nibixusuishizhuyizijidezhouwei，bingrangzijicongfaxiandejiyuzhonghuoli。zuoweiyimingyuangong，nikenengxiguanyubeilingdaodeweizhi。ruguonidasuankaishichuangyebingqudechenggongdehua，nijiuyaokaishixiguanchuzailingdaobierendediwei。danglaobanhezuoyuangongyouhendadebutong，zhegeguoduhuihenkunnan。

    4.When you're self-employed, you have to be able to plan ahead.

    創業以後，你要能夠提前定好計劃

    Yourlast job may have involved no planning at all, as that was someoneelse's job. Or perhaps your job involved planning on a localized level,such as planning a particular project. If you want to start a business,you need to develop expertise in both short-term and long-range planning; it's about to become a big part of your life.

    或(huo)許(xu)你(ni)的(de)上(shang)一(yi)份(fen)工(gong)作(zuo)不(bu)需(xu)要(yao)任(ren)何(he)計(ji)劃(hua)，因(yin)為(wei)製(zhi)定(ding)計(ji)劃(hua)是(shi)其(qi)他(ta)人(ren)的(de)事(shi)情(qing)。又(you)或(huo)許(xu)你(ni)的(de)工(gong)作(zuo)隻(zhi)包(bao)括(kuo)了(le)限(xian)定(ding)水(shui)平(ping)的(de)計(ji)劃(hua)，比(bi)如(ru)為(wei)一(yi)個(ge)特(te)定(ding)項(xiang)目(mu)製(zhi)定(ding)計(ji)劃(hua)。如(ru)果(guo)你(ni)想(xiang)自(zi)主(zhu)創(chuang)業(ye)，你(ni)就(jiu)要(yao)專(zhuan)門(men)開(kai)發(fa)自(zi)己(ji)製(zhi)作(zuo)長(chang)期(qi)計(ji)劃(hua)和(he)短(duan)期(qi)計(ji)劃(hua)的(de)能(neng)力(li)。這(zhe)將(jiang)會(hui)占(zhan)據(ju)你(ni)生(sheng)活(huo)中(zhong)的(de)很(hen)大(da)一(yi)部(bu)分(fen)。

    When you start a business, one of your first tasks will be to work through abusiness plan. As your business becomes operational, you'll find thatthis plan （however detailed） needs to be revised and that other plansneed to be created, as you work towards the long-range goals thatyou've set for your business. From following someone else's plan as anemployee, you have to learn how to create the plans yourself - andadapt the plans to changing circumstances.

    在(zai)開(kai)始(shi)創(chuang)業(ye)後(hou)，你(ni)的(de)第(di)一(yi)個(ge)任(ren)務(wu)就(jiu)是(shi)製(zhi)作(zuo)一(yi)份(fen)商(shang)業(ye)計(ji)劃(hua)。在(zai)你(ni)的(de)事(shi)業(ye)開(kai)始(shi)運(yun)作(zuo)後(hou)，你(ni)會(hui)發(fa)現(xian)這(zhe)份(fen)計(ji)劃(hua)需(xu)要(yao)修(xiu)改(gai)，為(wei)了(le)使(shi)你(ni)的(de)事(shi)業(ye)朝(chao)著(zhe)你(ni)指(zhi)定(ding)的(de)長(chang)遠(yuan)目(mu)標(biao)發(fa)展(zhan)，你(ni)還(hai)需(xu)要(yao)製(zhi)定(ding)其(qi)他(ta)的(de)計(ji)劃(hua)。當(dang)員(yuan)工(gong)的(de)時(shi)候(hou)照(zhao)著(zhe)別(bie)人(ren)的(de)計(ji)劃(hua)行(xing)事(shi)，你(ni)要(yao)從(cong)中(zhong)學(xue)會(hui)如(ru)何(he)自(zi)己(ji)製(zhi)定(ding)計(ji)劃(hua)，並(bing)學(xue)會(hui)用(yong)這(zhe)些(xie)計(ji)劃(hua)來(lai)改(gai)變(bian)環(huan)境(jing)。

    5.You need to be prepared to put in a constant and consistent effort.

    你要準備好持續，連貫的努力

    We'veall seen employees who are just going through the motions, or who werejust "putting in the time" until retirement. You don't need to be aco-worker to know who these people are. As a customer or client you cantell, too. Bluntly, starting a business takes energy, and you need tobe able to give it 100 percent. You can't afford to just coast along,or go through the motions, if you're running a business. Your customerand/or clients need to know that you are devoting 100 percent of yourtalent or skill or attention to them - and will go elsewhere if theydon't feel this is the case.

    womendoukandaohenduoyuangongzhishizouzouguochang，huozhezhinulidaotuixiuqianweizhi。jishinibushitamendetongshiershikehu，niyezhidaoyouzheyangderencunzai。tanbaishuo，chuangyexuyaonengliang，nixuyaofuchu100%的努力。如果你在經營事業的話

，你不能隻是走走過場而已。你的客戶，顧客需要知道你盡了自己100%的才能和技巧去吸引他們
，如果這些不起作用的話，你也願意做其他的嚐試。

    Worse, you need todeliver this constant and consistent effort without the employee safetynet. Many employees are used to being able to "call in sick" and havesomeone else cover their job, for instance. As a self-employed businessowner, you'll have to go in and give it your best effort no matter howyou feel or close up shop if you don't have employees who can fill in.You can also say goodbye to the holidays that many employees enjoy,both the annual x number of weeks and the statutory holidays, at least until your business is established to the point that you can manage your own time.

    更(geng)糟(zao)的(de)是(shi)，你(ni)要(yao)在(zai)沒(mei)有(you)員(yuan)工(gong)安(an)全(quan)網(wang)的(de)情(qing)況(kuang)下(xia)付(fu)出(chu)這(zhe)樣(yang)的(de)持(chi)續(xu)
，連(lian)貫(guan)的(de)努(nu)力(li)。很(hen)多(duo)員(yuan)工(gong)都(dou)習(xi)慣(guan)裝(zhuang)病(bing)，或(huo)讓(rang)別(bie)人(ren)幫(bang)忙(mang)掩(yan)蓋(gai)他(ta)們(men)的(de)工(gong)作(zuo)。但(dan)是(shi)作(zuo)為(wei)一(yi)名(ming)創(chuang)業(ye)的(de)企(qi)業(ye)家(jia)，你(ni)要(yao)堅(jian)持(chi)下(xia)去(qu)
，不(bu)管(guan)你(ni)感(gan)覺(jiao)如(ru)何(he)都(dou)要(yao)盡(jin)自(zi)己(ji)最(zui)大(da)的(de)努(nu)力(li)
，也(ye)不(bu)能(neng)因(yin)為(wei)找(zhao)不(bu)到(dao)替(ti)你(ni)的(de)員(yuan)工(gong)就(jiu)關(guan)門(men)休(xiu)息(xi)。你(ni)也(ye)要(yao)對(dui)很(hen)多(duo)雇(gu)員(yuan)喜(xi)歡(huan)的(de)假(jia)期(qi)告(gao)別(bie)了(le)，不(bu)管(guan)是(shi)每(mei)年(nian)幾(ji)周(zhou)的(de)假(jia)期(qi)或(huo)國(guo)家(jia)的(de)法(fa)定(ding)假(jia)日(ri)，至(zhi)少(shao)在(zai)你(ni)的(de)生(sheng)意(yi)穩(wen)定(ding)後(hou)，在(zai)你(ni)能(neng)自(zi)主(zhu)管(guan)理(li)自(zi)己(ji)的(de)時(shi)間(jian)之(zhi)前(qian)你(ni)都(dou)要(yao)和(he)這(zhe)些(xie)假(jia)期(qi)告(gao)別(bie)。

    6.You have to be able to deal with uncertainty.

    你要有處理變動的能力

    As a self-employed entrepreneur, there's no guarantee that the products orservices you offer will be in demand six months from now. There's noguarantee that your customers will pay their bills on time or even paythem at all. There's no guarantee that your current big client, whoseems to be perfectly happy with your work, won't drop you next week.There's actually no guarantee that you will make any income this monthor the month after. For many ex-employees who are used to having a paycheque arrive regularly every two weeks, the uncertainty of beingself-employed is very difficult to deal with.

    zuoweiyimingchuangyedeqiyejia，bunengbaozhengnitigongdechanpinhuofuwuzaijiexialaideliugeyuelijiuhuiyoushichangxuqiu。yemeiyoushuinengbaozhengnidegukehuianshifukuanhuofuquankuan。yemeiyoushuikeyibaozhengxianzaiduinidegongzuofeichangmanyidedakehubuhuizaixiagexingqijiubuhenizuoshengyile。shijishangmeiyourenherennengbaozhengninengzaibenyuehuoxiageyuezhuandaoqian。duihenzengshiguyuandeqiyejialaishuo，zhiqianmeigelianggexingqidouhuidingqiyouzhipiaojinzhang，erxianzaichuangyedebuwendingjiuhuibiandehennanchulile。

    Are you still asking, "How do I start a business?" Good!Because the point of this article is not to scare you off, but to makeyou aware of how you have to readjust your thinking to make the transition from employee to self-employed business owner. Hopefully asyou read through this list of traits you need to become successfullyself-employed, you were saying to yourself, "I can do this". Because every one of the traits I've listed here is an attitude or behaviorthat can be learned, and when it comes to being self-employed,awareness is more than half the battle.

    現在，你是否仍然在問"我該怎麼開始創業呢？"那好，因為本文的本意並非想嚇跑你，而是提醒你應該要調整好從雇員到創業這樣的轉變。希望你在讀完之後，能夠對自己說"我可以做到這些".因為這篇文章中列出的每一條特征都是可以學習的態度或行為，並且，說到創業的時候，全麵的認知是戰鬥的一大部分。