{"id":25106,"date":"2017-11-19T21:10:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T21:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=25106"},"modified":"2017-11-19T21:10:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T21:10:17","slug":"life-as-a-franchisee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/life-as-a-franchisee","title":{"rendered":"What Do You Want From Your Life As A Franchisee?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thinking-about-life.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thinking-about-life-620x413.jpg\" alt=\"what do you want from your life as a franchisee?\" width=\"675\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before I get into the topic of what you want from your life as a franchise owner, I need to share my view of what&#8217;s happening in our <a title=\"the franchise world\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-world-of-franchising\">world<\/a>. It&#8217;s important.<\/p>\n<p>And as you&#8217;ll see, it has everything to do with the question I posed in the title of this post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Fast!<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"our fast-moving world\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theodysseyonline.com\/the-world-moves-pretty-fast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things move so fast<\/a> now. Everyone and everything moves at breakneck speed. Or so it seems.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like our world has been displaced&#8230;lost. Maybe forever.<\/p>\n<p>And you know why, right?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Young_people_texting_on_smartphones_using_thumbs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Young_people_texting_on_smartphones_using_thumbs.jpg\" alt=\"people texting\" width=\"675\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes. <em>Those<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Our gadgets, and the many distractions they create on a moment-by-moment basis, have turned us into digital zombies.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, we&#8217;re constantly jumping from one subject to another. Marketers, and even our friends and family members-are trying like heck to get our attention. Well, they&#8217;ve succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>Now, like you, I use my Smartphone a lot. I read articles on it. I text with it. And I share cool things I find with my fans and followers on <a title=\"twitter entrepreneurship\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranchiseKing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a title=\"the franchise king facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheFranchiseKing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"smartphone franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-opportunity-in-the-exploding-mobile-device-market\"><strong>A Franchise Opportunity Focused On Smartphones<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But are Smartphones and our other electronic gadgets all good?<\/p>\n<p>To find out, watch this 3-minute video:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W6CBb3yX9Zs?rel=0\" width=\"610\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>My Point<\/h2>\n<p>The point I&#8217;m trying to make is this:<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to disconnect once in awhile, so you can focus on some of the &#8220;<em>why&#8217;s<\/em>&#8221; in your life.<\/p>\n<p>To put it another way, I don&#8217;t know how it is with you, but I know I can&#8217;t focus on the important stuff very well if I&#8217;m constantly getting interrupted by beeps, pings, and the like-from my gadgets.\u00a0I need quiet time once in awhile. You?<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let&#8217;s see if I can get you thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking about the things you want-<em>the specific things you want<\/em>, if you end up becoming <a title=\"quotes for franchisees\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/27-great-quotes-future-current-business-owners\">the owner<\/a> of a franchise business.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What Do You Want From Your Life As A Franchisee?<\/h2>\n<p>When you start looking at becoming your own boss through franchising, the reasons you&#8217;re doing it are top of mind.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, maybe you were recently downsized, and you&#8217;ve decided that enough is enough with the corporate stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Or, maybe you&#8217;ve always wanted to becoming the owner of a business-and you feel this is the right time to go after your dream.<\/p>\n<p>But as things progress, as you start to get interested in specific franchise opportunities, it&#8217;s easy to forget some of your &#8220;<em>why&#8217;s<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because you&#8217;re focused on the &#8220;<em>how much<\/em>&#8221; part of the equation.\u00a0As in &#8220;<em>how much money can I make a\u00a0 franchisee<\/em>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"how much can you make as a franchisee?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/howmuch-money-can-i-make-in-a-franchisebusiness\">Find Out Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to &#8220;<em>the money<\/em>&#8221; part of owning a franchise, you&#8217;ll be thinking about other things. Like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possible locations<\/li>\n<li>Legal stuff<\/li>\n<li>Franchise loans<\/li>\n<li>Your family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along with many other things.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Importance of Circling Back<\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re smack-dab in the middle of exploring franchise opportunities, it&#8217;s easy to forget the following two things.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Why you&#8217;re looking into buying a franchise<\/li>\n<li>What you want if you become the owner of a franchise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s why, it&#8217;s important, once you&#8217;re approaching decision day, to take time to circle back before you make a <a title=\"your decision on a franchise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-ownership-second-thoughts\">yes or no decision<\/a> on a particular franchise.<\/p>\n<p>To clarify, you need to get out of the weeds for a bit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smartphone-1707069_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smartphone-1707069_640-620x436.jpg\" alt=\"your Smartphone\" width=\"620\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smartphone-1707069_640-620x436.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smartphone-1707069_640-320x225.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/smartphone-1707069_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other words, you need to turn off your Smartphone for a day or two, and ask those around you to give you space.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Buying A Franchise Is Big<\/h2>\n<p>The decision to buy a franchise and become a franchisee is a big one.<\/p>\n<p>After all, saying &#8220;<em>yes<\/em>&#8221; can (<em>and will<\/em>) affect your life (<em>and your family&#8217;s<\/em>) for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why I want you to focus on <a title=\"build wealth as a franchise owner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/can-choosing-right-franchise-make-you-rich\">the outcome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are you hoping franchise business ownership will do for you?<\/li>\n<li>What things will you have because you&#8217;re a franchisee?<\/li>\n<li>What will you be able to do?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Write your answers down, and be a specific as possible.<\/p>\n<p>That way, when the time comes to sign your franchise agreement and send your money in, you&#8217;ll know <em>why<\/em> you&#8217;re doing it.<\/p>\n<p>And you&#8217;ll have something (<em>on paper<\/em>) to reach for.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nImage of people texting by Tomwsulcer [CC0], via <a title=\"texting life\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Young_people_texting_on_smartphones_using_thumbs.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before I get into the topic of what you want from your life as a franchise owner, I need to share my view of what&rsquo;s happening in our world. 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