Entrepreneurship Means Doing It Alone

[DrexelScottParticipant 30]

Up until last year, I was always working for someone else. However, due to the fact that I am a bad slave and don’t keep my mouth shut when I hear someone belittling any demographic of which I am a part (White, male, straight, capitalist, American), I never lasted in a single job more than 6 months. Inevitably I would get fired for behavioral issues, even though I was typically better at the job than 90% of the other employees there and had bosses trying to promote me usually within 2 to 3 weeks of my arrival.

I just couldn’t stand it. I once got fired on the spot because, and I s~~~ you not, “someone said you made an inappropriate joke.” No explanation, no chance to defend myself, not even told me what it was I supposedly said (which, to be honest, I probably did).

I made a decision that is still a little scary because I’m not where I want to be, but exciting as all hell:

I am either going to succeed as my own boss, or starve to death in the process.

And I really mean it; I would rather move to Mexico or live in a homeless shelter than expose myself to that 9-5 hell. I started investing entirely into courses, and business trainings, and learning how to create value and make things that other people would like so that I could be my own boss. In the last 12 months, I have written and self-published 3 books (with several more in line), and created 3 video courses on Udemy.com.

I am nowhere near where I want to be, but I have turned into a product-creation machine.

However, there are two things I didn’t realize when I began my journey:

1. There are no real barriers to success besides time and financial limits, and
2. Nobody gives a f~~~. Absolutely no one.

I am not saying this to complain, but rather to enlighten for those who are thinking of going down a similar path. Doing this kind of thing means no more partying, no more vacations, no more real social circle until the jobs are done. It means no Facebook likes, no societal support whatsoever, and the people closest to you constantly trying to convince you not to do what you want (usually because they don’t truly want you to succeed).

It has made me a much more powerful individual, to withstand the flames, but I really didn’t understand what I was getting into. You will face constant criticism, derision, doubt and absolutely NOBODY will care or understand when you try to explain what you are doing or why you are doing it. At least, this has been my experience–eventually I found like-minded people, who are now the only people I can even tolerate in terms of a social life.

It has separated me from the herd by an unimaginable degree, and I can’t help but feel disconnected from the masses of the American public (not that I ever truly counted myself among them, but the gap has widened even further).

It builds a strong self of sovereignty, self-ownership and taking 100% responsibility for one’s own life, however there is risk and a chance that I/you may not succeed in a big way at all. It is part skill, part dedication and part luck in no small way.

Just wanted to share my experience. I can’t imagine ever going back to what I was doing before.

Cheers,
DS

"No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."--Nietzche

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[ivrrimumParticipant 41]

Working 9-17, feels misreble. There are only few times of the day i feel the purpose. When i am working on my own bussiness, its going slow but steady. I dream of the moment when i can leave my current job and go full time bussiness man.

[DrexelScottParticipant 30]

ivrrimum wrote:

Working 9-17, feels misreble. There are only few times of the day i feel the purpose. When i am working on my own bussiness, its going slow but steady. I dream of the moment when i can leave my current job and go full time bussiness man.

It’s up to you. I have very little money saved up, but made this choice anyway, to give myself real motivation. In my opinion, you can’t possibly have any idea of your own true creativity and productivity if you are spending so much time doing meaningless bulls~~~ for someone else. I had no idea of my own potential until I turned my back and closed the door.

"No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."--Nietzche

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[NioZenParticipant 856]

Your tale is similar to mine. I went through a period of getting fired from a number of jobs also – try as I might, I could not fit into the battery farm lifestyle. I always felt that begging for scraps from someone else’s table was deeply undignified, and the tricks perpetrated by the farm-people to get that extra scrap were abhorrent. Nor did I find much integrity or managerial capability in the workplace. I wanted no part of it. I was desperate to find a way to make my own way, not to have to answer to anyone, not have to interact with boring beige office people with their catty gossip and mindless conversations about television.

Since I started out on my own, I’ve never worked harder, never put in so many hours (and consequently never lost so many relationships along the way – oh well). I’m only now starting to see the fruits of my long labor, the past few years have been tough, but they’ve made me strong and determined and has most certainly been worth it.

A few lessons I learned the hard way:

– No one is going to motivate you, you have to do that yourself.
– You have to be very honest with yourself.
– You only have to prove things to yourself, no one else.
– If it makes sense, if you can see the logic, do it.
– If you have to ask, you do not have as much information or technique as will be required to succeed, so push yourself to get more answers.
– The 9 – 5 mindset is very hard to leave behind. Sometimes you can make a large return for just a few hours work, so don’t feel you have to work to the rhythm of a standard working day, it’s bulls~~~.
– There is no point in feeling smug about your escape. You’re not doing it to be better than others, you’re doing it to be free. In this respect, others are irrelevant. Just get free, then go and enjoy it in humble gratitude.
– You’re fighting for your life. Until you win, you can’t ever stop. Ever.

Good luck.

We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go. - Vivekananda

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