What’s It Like On The Other Side

There are so many people that I admire for taking that leap of faith into full time entrepreneurship and had the courage to make lemon meringue pie out of lemons. I was once there too several years ago before a hurricane of a divorce came through and pushed all of those dreams aside and I had to get back to the hustle and bustle of working for someone else….again. I hated it every day, but I appreciated it at the same time. It taught me really how to work with tight budgets (because the pay was horrible). I learned to run a household on a very tight budget so that I can boot-strap my business. I learned time management skills and  saved my vacation time for out of town speaking engagements also, how to pick and choose events that I attended because I needed to get the most value out of it.

I always hear in corporate “Why are you here?  You’re smart, you have degrees and you are very driven…you have everything an entrepreneur needs  to get started”.  But did I really though?  I never doubted myself, if I could or would do the work for my own business because I do it daily. Even more so, because the 9-5 I’m on I’ve managed to find time to right this blog post.  J

At this point I can’t tell you why I’m still here. It’s not the money because I’m make my salary just by putting in the work in my own business. It’s not my co-workers because they all quit. It’s not because they treat me so well because I’ve cried my eyes out more times than I can remember from this place. Not even for the benefits because we don’t have any benefits. All I know is the time to leave is really close. It may not be today, tomorrow or even next week but it’s before the end of the year.

I know I can’t keep putting my business on hold and treating it like a side hustle because it’s not. So if this post reminds you of your situation, let me know. Leave a comment below.