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I posted this INTRO - Turned 22, HAVE to make a change! on June 10, 2016.
July 22nd, 2019 was the last day at my job and at 25 i took my business full time. These last 3 years were nothing but a grind figuring out what i wanted to do and how i wanted to do it. I started 3 businesses during this time, two of them didn't work out and the 3rd one was a complete grind for two years before i could finally quit my job.
Every single day i focused on my business including weekends, holidays, evenings, you name it. I would finish work 9-5 and begin working on my business the moment i got on the train until i went to bed at 1am. I would take calls secretly in the lobby at work, hide business work behind excel windows on my desktop, and use my lunch time to respond to suppliers and customer issues. I was constantly in stress due to the hiding and secrecy and i was probably the most bland person in the office when i couldn't even explain what i did over the weekend. I would just answer video games or watch movies because honestly all i ever did was work on my business. I wanted to make this work more than anything i've ever wanted in my life.
It finally got to a point where i couldn't focus on expanding because there was so much to do at work and in my business. That's when i realized it might be time to let one of these tasks go and it definitely wasn't going to be my baby. I handed in my resignation with a smile while having huge anxiety realizing that there wasn't going to be a steady pay cheque anymore.
I haven't "made it" yet but for once i feel like i'm on the right path and no longer feel like i'm doing meaningless work. I finally have my own small warehouse and will be looking to open a second warehouse in the US come 2020.
I wanted to post this for that person who's going through a rough time. Its possible, there's a light at the end of the tunnel, you just have to keep at it. You have to want it more than anything else you've wanted in this life. I know how tough it is and how mentally draining it can be when things don't work out. I still have bad days but always focus on the future and what it could become if i put in the work. Thats what keeps me going.
I dont post often but really wanted to share this with someone. For once i feel like i'm doing something right.
July 22nd, 2019 was the last day at my job and at 25 i took my business full time. These last 3 years were nothing but a grind figuring out what i wanted to do and how i wanted to do it. I started 3 businesses during this time, two of them didn't work out and the 3rd one was a complete grind for two years before i could finally quit my job.
Every single day i focused on my business including weekends, holidays, evenings, you name it. I would finish work 9-5 and begin working on my business the moment i got on the train until i went to bed at 1am. I would take calls secretly in the lobby at work, hide business work behind excel windows on my desktop, and use my lunch time to respond to suppliers and customer issues. I was constantly in stress due to the hiding and secrecy and i was probably the most bland person in the office when i couldn't even explain what i did over the weekend. I would just answer video games or watch movies because honestly all i ever did was work on my business. I wanted to make this work more than anything i've ever wanted in my life.
It finally got to a point where i couldn't focus on expanding because there was so much to do at work and in my business. That's when i realized it might be time to let one of these tasks go and it definitely wasn't going to be my baby. I handed in my resignation with a smile while having huge anxiety realizing that there wasn't going to be a steady pay cheque anymore.
I haven't "made it" yet but for once i feel like i'm on the right path and no longer feel like i'm doing meaningless work. I finally have my own small warehouse and will be looking to open a second warehouse in the US come 2020.
I wanted to post this for that person who's going through a rough time. Its possible, there's a light at the end of the tunnel, you just have to keep at it. You have to want it more than anything else you've wanted in this life. I know how tough it is and how mentally draining it can be when things don't work out. I still have bad days but always focus on the future and what it could become if i put in the work. Thats what keeps me going.
I dont post often but really wanted to share this with someone. For once i feel like i'm doing something right.
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