The Employee Mindset Articles | Entrepreneur

By: Richard Butler

Believe it or not there’s many different types of mindset out there. One that is particularly common is one I call “employee mindset” – the mindset most people have.

You see most people believe that “other people” become rich, run their own business and have everything they want in life.

Let’s look at employee mindset:

 
They believe that a job is something you do from 9 – 5 (sometimes earlier and sometimes later)
You get pay check at the end of every week/month
This paycheck is never really enough
Once a year you might be lucky to get a pay raise – in the region of 2% - 10%

Some of the things that people with the employee mindset do is:

 
Everyday you have to travel to work also known as the commute
You work for someone else and they profit from your ideas and your work
Work is something to do and is not always enjoyable

Where does the employee mindset come from?

 
From talking to people and researching, I believe it comes from our upbringing. You know we’re told work hard, don’t copy from others, go to college, get a job, be happy with it, get married, buy a house, have kids, etc…. 

This is the “dream” we are sold. We’re never really encouraged to take chances, take risks, try our own business etc.

REALITY CHECK

 
There’s no such thing anymore as a secure job – sure maybe in my fathers time there was, but not now. Now a days there’s no security in your job any more, any day now they could call you in and tell you you’re gone.
 

Employee mindset is limited in everyway:
Creativity
Salary
Prospects

The next article will look at the mindset of an entrepreneur