Before you start hating me, know that I am not a morning person by nature. In fact, until I started my own business, I dreaded Mondays just like the rest of you. Mondays symbolized a kind of slavery – I had to go to an office that stifled good ideas and I ignored the constant thoughts of “if I were running this business, I’d [insert good idea here]."

But now I am running the business. It is truly a dream come true. But it’s far from easy. I try to appear as a big successful marketing firm (when in fact I’m working out of my home) and struggle not freak out too much when clients take their time to pay me (when in fact rent is past due). I’m horrible at maintaining my finances, but I’m not ready to delegate that task.

And speaking of delegating, does anyone else have trouble doing it?? I always feel I can do a better job than anyone else (it’s my baby, after all), yet feel the stress mounting as I take on too much work. Only recently have I started doling out work. And let me tell you, it feels great. Especially when I realized it could help me make more money. Sure, I don’t get the full amount I would get if I did the work myself, but it frees me to take on other projects I like better while someone else is earning money for me. Nice.

Being an entrepreneur is a learning process. I recently wrote a book, 101 Entrepreneur Tips, where I compiled all my research and experiences. Most of it I learned by mistake. Owning a business is a learning and growing process, and I am glad to have a community of folks to share with and learn from on this journey.