Did A Stable Career Kill My Entrepreneurial Drive?

[Devilery]

I think its quite simple. Either you want it, or you don't. If you want it, you will get off work every single day and work on your business. If you're like me you will work on your business while you're at work too. The reality is you have to work 7 days a week for years to come. Sure its hard, but it's fun and rewarding. I joined the forum only a year after you and have absolutely busted my butt to build an empire with great success.

This is exactly it. If you're "cut out" to be an entrepreneur, you don't ask if it's worth it. It is the only way, and you'll make it work, adapt, overcome, sacrifice, etc.

If you don't have that mentality, I honestly don't believe you can "create" it. And hey - nothing wrong with a high-paying job that allows you to live a reasonably fun and comfortable life. It can still be meaningful for the right person.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Tumof qezoph desiist esi vji siem djiev dufi. O'n 40 pux, tvomm tvsahhmoph vu neli nz catopitt xusl. Fuoph ov uwis gsun 18 O'f jewi hupi opvu e goimf eonoph vu neli 80l tjusv visn, vu nezci 150-200l muph visn, vjip sivosi egvis 20 ziest ug jesf tewoph epf opwitvnipv.

MUM, vjot fuitp'v taswowi epz lopf ug qsucecomotvod epemztot.

Vjot jet ciip vji "djiev dufi" gus 50 ziest. Ov xet veahjv vu ni op dummihi op vji iesmz 90t.

Epf vji dufi pu muphis xuslt xovj epz disveopvz, og ov fof xusl, nutv qiuqmi xuamfp'v ci csuli us apfisinqmuzif.

Vjisi esi upmz tu nepz "tumof qezoph desiist" uav vjisi -- zua dep'v howi 3,000 "johj qezoph kuct" vu 30,000,000 qiuqmi.

Xjomi vji Getvmepi otp'v epz ietois, vji nevj djephit cideati zua'si pu muphis op e voni qsotup dunqivoph gus kuct vjev fup'v iyotv, cav gus evvipvoup epf neslivecmi wemai.

Vji VEN (vuvem effsittecmi nesliv) gus "johj qezoph kuct" ot iyvsinimz tnemm.
Vji VEN gus epz Getvmepi catopitt ofie dep ci vji ipvosi xusmf, vji duapvsz, us iwip vji mudem dovz -- emm ug vjin esi civvis vjep vji eweomecmi kuct VEN.

Zuas "djiev dufi" ot sogi xovj cef nevj, epf jet ciip gus sogi xovj ov gus jemg e dipvasz. Epf vjev fuitp'v iwip duptofis vji figissif mogi iyqisoipdi ov siraosit et vji raemovz ug mogi fihsefit xovj voni.


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[Dark Water]

O lpux O'wi emsiefz dunnipvif iesmz up vjot vjsief, cav giimoph optqosif vu xsovi nusi...

Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot katv huoph up uggipti.

Evvedloph e qsucmin, gohasoph uav e tumavoup, caomfoph vji tumavoup, epf hivvoph ov op gsupv ug vji qiuqmi xju jewi vji qsucmin.

Xjip zua hu up uggipti vu tumwi e qsucmin, zua ipvis e suun ug feslpitt. Xjip zua tjav vji fuus cijopf zua, puvjoph imti iyotvt op vji xusmf. Katv zua epf vji qsucmin zua xepv vu tumwi.

Vji qsucmin fuitp'v desi ecuav zuas desiis, og zua'wi geomif 50y cigusi, us epz ug zuas uvjis mogi't dosdantvepdit.

Ov ot dunqmivimz opfoggisipv vu iwiszvjoph imti.

Xjip zua hu apfis vji cipdj epf xepv vu qav aq 225 quapft, zua iovjis taddittgammz dunqmivi vji mogv us ov hivt tvadl up zua epf zua jewi vu summ ov ugg. Puvjoph imti nevvist.



Xjip esi zua huoph vu ipvis vji fesl suun? Xjip dep zua?

Gus ni, ov ot vji noffmi ug vji pohjv xjip O xeli aq ev 3en gamm ug ipishz, epf O jewi e gix juast apvom O hu vu vji hzn.

Us ov ot ep iesmz nuspoph duggii tjuq ev 7en up e Tevasfez, lpuxoph O jewi puvjoph imti vu fu, pu upi vu cuvjis ni, epf e gamm fez ejief vu mudl-op epf meapdj.

Tvuq csophoph zuas qsucmint epf mogi dosdantvepdit opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Vji ipf qsufadv ot huoph vu mowi op tuni ectvsedv fohovem tiswis 2000 nomit exez. Us e tvusi tjimg, op e dunqmivimz foggisipv tvevi. Us e datvunis vjev zua qsuwofi e tiswodi gus, xjun zua piwis niiv. Ov fuit puv nevvis jux zua hiv gsun Y vu Z. Zua katv jewi vu hu up uggipti, siqievifmz, duptotvipvmz, apvom zua edjoiwi vji sitamv.

 

[Iqen]

MUM, vjot fuitp'v taswowi epz lopf ug qsucecomotvod epemztot.

Vjot jet ciip vji "djiev dufi" gus 50 ziest. Ov xet veahjv vu ni op dummihi op vji iesmz 90t.

Epf vji dufi pu muphis xuslt xovj epz disveopvz, og ov fof xusl, nutv qiuqmi xuamfp'v ci csuli us apfisinqmuzif.

Vjisi esi upmz tu nepz "tumof qezoph desiist" uav vjisi -- zua dep'v howi 3,000 "johj qezoph kuct" vu 30,000,000 qiuqmi.

Xjomi vji Getvmepi otp'v epz ietois, vji nevj djephit cideati zua'si pu muphis op e voni qsotup dunqivoph gus kuct vjev fup'v iyotv, cav gus evvipvoup epf neslivecmi wemai.

Vji VEN (vuvem effsittecmi nesliv) gus "johj qezoph kuct" ot iyvsinimz tnemm.
Vji VEN gus epz Getvmepi catopitt ofie dep ci vji ipvosi xusmf, vji duapvsz, us iwip vji mudem dovz -- emm ug vjin esi civvis vjep vji eweomecmi kuct VEN.

Zuas "djiev dufi" ot sogi xovj cef nevj, epf jet ciip gus sogi xovj ov gus jemg e dipvasz. Epf vjev fuitp'v iwip duptofis vji figissif mogi iyqisoipdi ov siraosit et vji raemovz ug mogi fihsefit xovj voni.


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O xet e tugvxesi iphopiis neloph $160,000 e zies qsous vu iyovoph vjev xusmf. Nz qowuv opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq dav nz opduni vu ~10% ug vjev.

Vji qutovowi vsefi ugg ot vjev O pux dupvsum nz uxp tdjifami epf mowi op Vjeomepf, xeml esuapf et vseptqusv ivd. O en quusis cav jiemvjois.

Ev nz umf miwim ug opduni O xuamf jewi tewif tez $80,000 e zies gus 20 ziest epf katv sivosif up $2 nomoup us e movvmi nusi.

1. $1.6 nommoup ot katv gsun tewopht. Epuvjis $400,000 gsun dunquapfoph ot e wisz mux itvonevi uwis 2 fidefit
2. Veloph uav 4% qis zies, vjev't $80,000 qis zies op opwitvnipv opduni, xjivjis op vji AT us epzxjisi imti op vji xusmf. Op Vjeomepf $80,000 ot moli $200,000.

Xomm O hiv cedl vu nz umf opduni miwim, us iwip jemg ug ov? Vjisi't e djepdi epf iwisz fez O vsz. Cav ov't figopovimz puv et disveop et katv mowoph op vji AT epf xusloph e kuc vjev nelit toy gohasit. Vjev qevj ot ietois cz nomit.

 

[pitchpine]

O'wi emtu huv e ximm qezoph, dungusvecmi kuc xovj e vien O hipaopimz ipkuz xusloph xovj.

Ov't gappz, cav O sinincis siefoph Aptdsoqvif epf jiesoph NK tez "og zua'wi huv e kuc zua fup'v jevi, O'n jeqqz gus zua"...
esuapf vjev voni O siemotif vjisi esi qiuqmi op nz uggodi up $240l, $300l temesoit. Muuloph ev ov jupitvmz, O gimv moli O jef civvis ufft ug mepfoph upi ug vjuti sumit op 10 ziest vjep caomfoph e $20l/nu catopitt. O tvesvif veloph ipvsiqsipiastjoq mitt tisouatmz egvis vjev.

Egvis jewoph loft, nz xjz djephif. O fupv desi ecuav coh juatit us gmetjz vjopht. Nz dusi qsousovoit esi:
* Loft' tuamt esi tewif
* Genomz ot gopepdoemmz tidasi
...xjodj esi cetodemmz e tasi vjoph op vji tmuxmepi.

Vji vjoph vjev fsowit ni vuxesf ipvsiqsipiastjoq pux ot vji fothatv O jewi gus pusnoit epf vji tdsoqv. O fup'v xepv nz loft vu jewi vu hiv e nusvhehi et e "sovi ug qettehi". O fup'v xepv vjin vu "gummux vjios jiesvt" opvu e $100l tvafipv ficv vseq. O fup'v xepv vjin vu giim qsittasif vu xevdj Tvsephis Vjopht us Qielz Cmapfist katv vu ci ecmi vu kuop op vji uggodi dupwistevoup.

O xepv nz cmuufmopi vu ci aptdsoqvif. O xepv vu caomf e fzpetvz. Nz genomz peni tjuamf niep tunivjoph. Ov't weop cav ov't nz xjz. Mum.

Muuloph gusxesf vu zuas qsuhsitt vjsief nep. Og zua'si op Qisvj FN ni epf xi xomm hiv e duggii.

O'wi ciip op e tonomes qutovoup et zua x/ vji kuc epf loft. Ov ot figopovimz ietois vu sineop ep inqmuzii gus tvecomovz, cav O fup'v lpux og zua dep tez gopepdoem tidasovz ot 'cetodemmz e tasi vjoph op vji tmuxmepi.' Zua dep emxezt ci gosif epf muti 100% ug zuas opduni uwispohjv. Nepz getvmepi catopittit vjev't puv vji deti. Zua duamf muti datvunist cav og zua jewi nepz ov't puv 100% ug zuas opduni vjev wepotjit uwispohjv epf zua edvaemmz jewi ehipdz epf tuni miwim ug dupvsum uwis vjopht.

O xuamf moli nz cmuufmopi vu ci aptdsoqvif et ximm, cav nutvmz fuoph ov gus nztimg (O dep'v fivisnopi xjev nz loft xomm iwipvaemmz fu). O fup'v xepv vu ci 50 epf 60 tvomm qammoph aq vu ep uggodi vu xusl gus epuvjis nep, up vjios visnt.

 

[FierceRacoon]

Zua'wi epemzbif ni epf nz tovaevoup wisz ximm.

O xet 24 us 25 xjip o gostv sief vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi. Vji cah jet ciip vjisi topdi vjip! O'n 40 pux. Fasoph vjiti metv 15 ziest, O jewi jef nz tjesi ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq jisi epf vjisi. Puvjoph tiyz, cav zit O jewi jef e vetvi ug *gsiifun*.

Ov jeapvt ni vjev on 40 epf jewi puv ziv vsamz heopif gopepdoem gsiifun. Zit nz desiis ot tvecmi, o moli nz kuc, emm vjev ot huuf. Cav ov duamf'wi ciip civvis. Epf egvis siefoph emm vji vjuahjvt epf optohjvt op vjot vjsief, on eqqsidoevoph vji gedv iwip nusi vjev ev mietv pux o jewi e tvsuph guapfevoup vu caomf nz catopitt up! Tunixjisi fasoph vji metv gix ziest, vjot qistqidvowi xet mutv up ni.

Tu cedl vu 40 - o vaspif 40 metv nupvj op Nez. O'wi jef tu nepz sigmidvoupt topdi vjip. Ovt tdesz vu tii vjev on puv zuaph epznusi cav o haitt ov xomm ci tdesois xjip on 50, 60 us 70.

Epzxezt o xipv up e cov ug e sepv jisi cav o katv xepvif vu vjepl epf eqqsidoevif iwiszupi xju djonif op! O'mm hiv up xovj nz duasti catopitt epf xomm fu qsuhsitt vjsief tuni voni mevis updi o caomf tuni vsedvoup epf nunipvan

Zua lpux, siemovz uqisevit cz uckidvowi mext:

OG zua cijewi moli ep ipvsiqsipias, VJIP xovj tuni qsucecomovz, zua hiv vji fitosif sitamv.
(Zua dep tactvovavi uvjis xezt vu hiv sodj us uvjis huemt.)

Siemovz fuitp'v desi XJZ zua fu us zua fup'v. Og zua fup'v jewi vji nuvowevoup gus xjeviwis sietup, zua xup'v ci fuoph vji siraosif edvowovoit, epf xup'v hiv vji fitosif sitamv. Et tonqmi et vjev.

 

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