人前潇洒人后愁 自己创业当老板的苦与甜

Answer by Nick Loper, chief side hustler at SideHustleNation.com
SideHustleNation.com首席兼职机会寻找官尼克o罗培的回答是：

The best part of running your business is that it’s one of the most challenging, rewarding and stressful things you’ll ever do. It’s a completely different ball game from relying on someone else for a steady paycheck.
自己当老板最大的好处在于，这是你所从事过的最具挑战性、回报最丰厚、压力最大的事情。与从别人那里领取稳定的薪酬相比，这是一场完全不同的比赛。

Have you ever worked for 100% commission? That’s what ALL small business owners do, every single day. If they don’t sell anything, they won’t earn anything. It’s scary and exhilarating at the same time.
你曾经为拿到100%的佣金而工作过吗？对于所有的小企业主们来说答案是肯定的，而且每一天都是如此。如果东西卖不出去，那么他们一分钱也挣不到。恐惧与兴奋并存。

At any job, there’s a limit to how much you can earn — a salary “ceiling,” if you will. With your own business, you can smash through that ceiling if you make the right moves.
任何工作能挣的钱是有限的，换句话说就是存在工资“天花板”。如果自己当老板，只要做对了生意，你就可以打破这个天花板。

The downside of course is you lose the floor, too.
当然，相反情况就是，连“地板”都会亏进去。

I love having the freedom to schedule my days how I see fit, to try out new ideas, and not have a boss to answer to. If that means taking off on a Tuesday to go skiing, awesome. On the flip side, it often means working late into the night and on weekends to take care of an important job or client.
我喜欢按照自己意愿自由规划自己的时间，尝试新的理念，而不用向老板汇报。这意味着你可以周二给自己放假去滑雪，多么美好的事情。然而另一方面，这往往也意味着加班到深夜，周末还要处理重要的工作或客户。

For me, the worst part of running a business is a lack of direction. By that I mean there’s no one else telling you what to work on or what tasks to prioritize. Every decision has to be made by you, and it’s stressful.
对于我来说，自己当老板最糟糕的部分在于缺乏指导。也就是说，没有人告诉你到底该做什么，也没有人告诉你应高优先做什么。什么都得自己拿主意，压力很大。

The way around that is to build a team of people you trust, either within your company or outside it — preferably both. One thing that’s really helped me recently is a mastermind group of like-minded entrepreneurs, a group to bounce ideas off of and hold each other accountable.
解决这个问题的办法在于组建一支你信任的团队，要么是公司内部团队或公司外部团队——最好是兼而有之。最近一个由志同道合的企业家组成的智囊团帮了我一个大忙，这个团队经常相互交流观点和看法，同时还相互承担责任。

Answer by Richard I. Polis, entrepreneur/consultant
企业家/咨询师理查德o波利斯的回答是：

Best: Ultimately, everything depends on you.
好处：最终，任何事都自己解决。

Worst: Ultimately, everything depends on you.
坏处：最终，任何事都得自己解决。