This really resonates with me and my current lifestyle choices. I started a business sixteen months ago. I actually read a post on reddit that inspired me to try working for myself. We see a few posts with people thanking reddit for inspiring them to take a risk and work for themselves. I decided to take the chance myself.
Last month I took home just under ten thousand dollars. This is double the most I have ever earned in a month. I am still working part time for someone else because it gives me the feeling of security. I have four kids all under ten and security is important.
The ten thousand I earned happened in April 2017. January, February and March 2017 I earned the same amount (10k combined over three months). So the business is getting stronger and it's happening fast. I am living less by a clock and even though I am earning more in less time... I still feel like a deadbeat because I have so much free time because I'm making more in less time and I'm earning all the profits. I keep waiting for that sign that I can do it full time without a legit employer for security.
Do you have any suggestions for knowing when I can take the risk and go on my own full time? Or should I even consider doing it? It is so much different working for myself and no one has ever taken this risk in my family. I'm the first to have an income generating business in my family. It just feels so unnatural not working ten or fifteen hours a day for an hourly wage.
Thanks for your post. It makes my experiences feel normal and lately I have found it hard to relate to others.
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This really resonates with me and my current lifestyle choices. I started a business sixteen months ago. I actually read a post on reddit that inspired me to try working for myself. We see a few posts with people thanking reddit for inspiring them to take a risk and work for themselves. I decided to take the chance myself.
Last month I took home just under ten thousand dollars. This is double the most I have ever earned in a month. I am still working part time for someone else because it gives me the feeling of security. I have four kids all under ten and security is important.
The ten thousand I earned happened in April 2017. January, February and March 2017 I earned the same amount (10k combined over three months). So the business is getting stronger and it's happening fast. I am living less by a clock and even though I am earning more in less time... I still feel like a deadbeat because I have so much free time because I'm making more in less time and I'm earning all the profits. I keep waiting for that sign that I can do it full time without a legit employer for security.
Do you have any suggestions for knowing when I can take the risk and go on my own full time? Or should I even consider doing it? It is so much different working for myself and no one has ever taken this risk in my family. I'm the first to have an income generating business in my family. It just feels so unnatural not working ten or fifteen hours a day for an hourly wage.
Thanks for your post. It makes my experiences feel normal and lately I have found it hard to relate to others.
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