When people start businesses, they usually do so with dreams about the income the business will provide—hopes of owning their own home, working on their own schedule, and being able to provide for all of their family’s needs (and many of their wants). Many new business owners see established businesses that have operated for years, and they think that the success is due to the businesses’ size. Wanting to follow in the steps of the large corporations, these owners are tempted to open up large-scale, expensive businesses. 

While impulsive business owners often give way to their desire to start big, wise business owners overcome that temptation and wisely decide to start small and grow big later. They have developed a healthy sense of patience that enables them to start out on a very small scale but never lose sight of their plan to someday be big. With this proper perspective, they experiment with their small businesses when the stakes are low and the cost of failure is relatively small. They do the little things that lead to small-scale successes because they know that by doing the little things now, they will be able to grow the business so that it will someday experience large-scale success. 

Do dream big. Have high expectations for your business, but make sure to do the small things first.