Hi everyone! I just started my own trade business and was curious how you got going. Got my local business license and insurance squared away, but having trouble getting started. I am great at my job, and have received lots of positive reviews. But since going into business for myself, I feel some imposter syndrome coming on.
So my question would be - has anyone else had this problem and overcome it? I know I just have to get out there and gain some confidence that I can do it myself(which I know I can), but was curious if anyone had any tips.
Thanks for reading!
I work in financial services, it can be very easy to slip into a mindset of “I don’t know enough to do this” because I haven’t memorized every little aspect about the tax code or formulas for some ratio.
What helped me was realizing that if I’m a 6-8 on the scale of professional skills and knowledge (out of 10), my clients are usually a 1-4. I provide a genuinely helpful and oftentimes necessary service, and while I might not be the best I could possibly be at any given moment (a 10 with every ratio and code reference memorized) I’m still far more helpful to my clients than if I wasn’t in business at all. I don’t have to know it all, I just have to know how to improve when I encounter the limits of my skill or knowledge.