So many. So many things nobody tells you. I’m talking to the people who jump off the cliff…without a parachute or without knowing what’s down there. Not the people who keep a 9-5 but start a business on the side. The 9-5 is your parachute. For those cliff jumpers…
It will take 2-3 years before you start making money regularly, consistently, constantly. Not six months. Two to three years. If you don’t have a second income to rely on (spouse) or that money saved up…re-think your plan.
You will never know if you are doing it right. Or headed in the right direction. You’re always just hoping this new thing will work. That it will pay off in time. But you’ll only know if it actually will pay off after time. In the meantime, you could be wasting your time and energy on something completely worthless. Settle in.
You will cry a lot. That goes for the guys in the back, too. Cry. You will cry more than you thought you would. And more than you wanted to. Because it’s scary. And it’s all unknown. And it can be exhausting.
Be careful who you talk yo because you’ll hear oh, you should just a lot. Quit. Get a real job. Get some help. Rethink all this. Fill in the blank. And it will come from people who don’t have the guts to even try what you are doing. Remember that.
Which leads me to…how lonely it all can be. People to talk to about what new place to eat at, what celebrity did what with who, how drunk they got last night…those people will be easy to find. But people to discuss ROI, your marketing budget (what marketing budget?), organizing things, finding ways to save money on everything, the tax implications of anything…you will soon realize how lonely it is. You have your own thoughts to deal with all the time….alone. It’s just the reality of it.
But….but….making a sale, getting a client, getting a good review, doing what you know you are called to do in this life and not just be another sheep….there’s no other feeling like it. You are brave and courageous. You are willing to take risk for your own happiness and fulfillment. You are disciplined and dedicated and motivated.
Be proud of yourself. If nobody tells you that, if you’re smiling through tears at the end of yet another month/quarter when things are still in the red…be proud of yourself. I am.
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