Understanding yourself is the first step
Unless you are not familiar with your own self, the kind of person you are, you cannot make yourself better. If you are better acquainted with yourself, you know how to be happy and keep others happy. You will realise the gifts you have been blessed with. If you understand the relationships, the situations you encounter in life, you will not only be happy, but you will be able to build your own successful life.
More than often, it happens that people find themselves in wrong relationships and wrong jobs. Some make peace with the situation, and others live a more miserable life cursing themselves and luck. It doesn’t occur to them that they have the power to create another, a better experience for themselves. When you start your journey of working for yourself, this is what happens:

1.    You dig deeper into yourself and uncover the values that are important.
2.    Based on those values, you begin to assess the life situations, whether they are related to the values you hold so dearly.
3.    While assessing, you come across the changes that you need to make. You make efforts to make decisions that align with your values. All in all, you begin the process of goal-setting.
4.    Last comes the time of execution of the plans and changes.

Overcome the barriers that you’ve built for Yourself

When you decide to become your own boss, you actually try to cross the boundaries you have built around yourself. You break free from the incarceration you have subjected yourself to. That is how you learn not only what is relevant to your industry in-depth but also transcend to other skills that you were oblivious to before. When you put effort into your personal development, you gain knowledge of how to advance or initiate a conversation, and the ethics that are linked to it. Presentational skills matter a lot; it shows how much in-control you are of your plans and how determined you are to reach the top. Most importantly, you learn the ingenious art of decision making. Making the right move at the appropriate time is very important because it puts the work of your entire life and your hard work at stake.

Investing in the right place – yourself

Personal development is one of the important things you need to become your own boss, and it has far-reaching results. You will not only be investing in your career but also your growth. You will be the creator of your own identity. We do not lose our spark as we grow older; we rather become ignorant of the yet undiscovered potential that we still possess. When we invest in ourselves, we are at a peak of creativity because then our skills merge with our experience, giving rise to something bigger and better. Our thirst for learning acts as a catalyst in our need for continual growth and learning. We will remain inspired and appreciate everything around us.
Working for yourself is rewarding in ways unimaginable – you get to be your own boss, invest in yourself while overcoming any and all barriers that you’ve made for yourself. So, stop thinking about starting your own business and starting planning your moves.

Author Bio:
Bob Hunter is an early school drop-out who believes in being his own boss. Starting his career as an apprentice quantity surveyor, he quickly realized his potential to run a building business. After successfully running the building businesses for 10 years, Bob went on to do a plant-hire business after a split in his partnership. One thing led to another and Bob was selling cars and vans for the next 30 years. Bob's career as an entrepreneur further took a turn when he turned 75 by embarking on a new grass-cutting business. He talks about the power of changing your life through entrepreneurship in his book - HOW TO WORK FOR YOURSELF AND PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE. Learn more about Bob here.