Don't Fake It

When running your own business, or playing a crucial role in someone else's, you have to be "for real".

Don't Fake It.

If you decide to work on your own, do not rely on making your paycheck at something you do not have a passion for.

In the movie Sister Act 2, Whoopi Goldberg told a High School student, "If when you go to sleep at night, thinking about singing. If when you wake up, you think of singing, then you are a singer." The reverse is true too. If you wake and sleep thinking you're a carpenter, then you'll pretty much struggle through trying to be a restaurant chef.

You may be able to go through the motions of the job you choose, but in the end, your success, or lack of, will be determined by the passion you have.

If you're checkbook is going to depend on the success of what you're doing on your own, then you had better love doing it day in and day out, 24 hours a day.

You can't fake your way to the bank.