Hello to everyone within the Million Dollar Transportation
Community!  As always, I hope that this message finds you all doing
well and that business is booming!

I recently received a great question on MDTVIP.com that I thought
worthy of posting in this newsletter as I am confident that many
others share in similar thought:

Joel,

I appreciate the work that you do so I wanted to ask your honest
opinion about leaving my position as a nurse at a local hospital to
pursue my own home care agency along with a transportation
component.  I ask your opinion because I am guessing you have
encountered many other people that struggled with leaving a
secure job in pursuit of starting their own business. 

The first struggle I have is cutting the cord with a good job.  There
are people in my life that remind me how lucky I am to receive a
healthy paycheck and that I should stay put.  This is my fourth year
at the hospital where I work and I do enjoy the work - so much so
that I see the opportunity to help others who we discharge.  I just
can’t help but feel that I can be even more successful on my own
because I see so much need first hand.  I guess I just struggle
going back and forth on the whole job security issue. 

Do you encounter other people with similar concerns?  I
appreciate any feedback or experiences that you can share.

Thanks,
Debbie Robison

Thank you for sharing your concerns, Debbie.  Needless to say,
you are not alone.  I would argue that every entrepreneur
experiences a degree of trepidation, a “fear of the unknown,”
as they push off the docks of what they know and are familiar in
pursuit of broad horizons and new opportunities.  So do not fear
that you are lacking because you have such concerns.  In fact, be
reassured that your concerns are very much practical and
legitimate. 

I don’t know all of your circumstances or background, but there
are a handful of key points that you indicate in your message
that I would like to comment.

First, you mention the input of other people.  In giving such
people the benefit of the doubt, I recommend that you thank
these people for their care and concern.  However, you cannot
live your life for other people and, thus, you cannot allow other
people to hold you back from pursuing your own dreams and
aspirations.

Ultimately, if you are married, the only person to whom you
should seek their support and input is your husband.  Trust me. 
I understand that you may have very close friends and family
whose opinion you value, but ultimately, the only person’s
opinion to whom you are obligated to consider is that of your
spouse.

I would also argue, for the people who are offering you advice,
that if they truly cared about you they would be encouraging you
to “stretch yourself,” to explore your full potential and
possibilities.  And this is not specific to any type of business
opportunity. 

If you were attempting to pursue a criminal, immoral, or self-
destructive endeavor then their attempts to restrain you would
be appreciated.  But in this instance, that is clearly not the case. 
Rather, you are motivated to start your own business, to help
others, and to gain financial and personal independence; all of
which are noble and admirable pursuits.

Second, as a nurse, you definitely have job security!  Because
competent nurses will always be in demand, consider it your
life preserver.  As such, this alone should give you great
comfort, reassurance, and a greater sense of perspective.   

My sister and her daughter were walking across the street
when they were hit by a 19 year old college student that was
texting while driving.  My sister saw her profession as a nurse
brought to an end for several years as she underwent many
surgeries.  However, with God’s grace, she was eventually able
to return as a labor and delivery nurse in addition to being a
school nurse during the day. 

Fortunately, your departure from the hospital will be under your
terms and your circumstances.  But rest assured, your chosen
profession has already given you a great deal of job security.

Third, because you are a nurse, you have no idea how great
your entrepreneurial opportunities –especially in the home care
industry! 

I recently received an email from a very successful Registered
Nurse and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant who started her
home care agency five years ago.  In her second year alone she
grossed almost a million dollars.  Needless to say, I am sure that
she too once had similar thoughts, desires, concerns, and
trepidation.   But without question, at some point she found
greater faith in herself and her God-given talents and abilities
than in what other people may have been suggesting.

So thank you again for your question, Debbie.  I encourage you
to “run your own race” and don’t allow other people to create
barriers or limits for you. 

Stretch yourself!  Reach for more.  Set higher and greater levels
of expectancy for yourself.  Be intentional and pursue a greater
purpose whether it is this business or something else.  You are
only limited by what you allow to limit you.

See you at the Top!
Joel E. Davis
Founder, the United Medical Transportation Providers Group

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