Don't start a nonprofit for puppies if you're a cat person

As with ANY self-employment endeavor, start by being passionate about the idea. If you start a nonprofit to help puppies, you will work 12-hour days building your nonprofit, research everything you can about puppies, and tell everyone you know about why this puppy cause is important. You shouldn’t be a cat person. “I wish someone would have told me about how unbalanced my life would become and then give me some helpful tips on how to bring back that balance. You don't realize how much time is spent on different activities, and how many hats you actually have to wear,” explains Porche Proffit, the co-founder of our organization, Positive Transitioning. “It's a really interesting learning process since you are wearing so many at times completely different hats. That's what makes focusing on your time distribution so important, making sure that you are spending time on responsibilities that are more challenging, and not spending all your time on the responsibilities and tasks that are enjoyable.”