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How many of you guys are making a decent living being self employed and what was the biggest obstacle getting started?
????Eddyj said:D.O.T.
That last part is exactly what I'm thinking. I'm 35 now, spent the last 10 years working for someone else that is now going under. I don't want to look back in another 10,15,30 years and wish I would have tried to do something for myself. By no means am I expecting to get rich, I just hate the fact that when you work for someone else more than half of your efforts go I.to their pockets and ultimately they have control of your life.BustedKnucklefilms said:Remember this as a business: Always under promise and over deliver. Keep your word. Even if that means working all weekend just to meet a deadline. This concept is getting rare nowadays.
The hardest part for me was quitting my day job. It was steady and good money but I hated it. People told me I was a fool to leave and try to invent a job for myself. I thank them every time I see them for giving me the desire to prove them wrong.
I built up my business as much as I could the 2 years I was at my day job. Worked my 7-5 drove an hour each way to keep living for cheap in college town. Worked until 2-3am on side business, slept for 2hrs and did it all over again. I saved every penny I could to make sure I could make it.
It has been a long road but it is finally started to pay off. I wouldn't change a thing.
I say Go for it. Go live your Dream. Because if you don't now you Never Will.
Best of Luck,
Matt
AdamF said:That last part is exactly what I'm thinking. I'm 35 now, spent the last 10 years working for someone else that is now going under. I don't want to look back in another 10,15,30 years and wish I would have tried to do something for myself. By no means am I expecting to get rich, I just hate the fact that when you work for someone else more than half of your efforts go I.to their pockets and ultimately they have control of your life.
I'm slowly taking over my family business. Which I love. I was furtenate enough to take about six years and try out other jobs. Office jobs in sales and electrician. Then Came back to my family. I can do the job and handle the public. And I love it. The problem is I have to move my equipment. In past years this was the smallest part of our entire business, now with dot regulations and crack down on small businesses, it is threatening to shut down my whole life's work.Eddyj said:D.O.T.
Own a carnival and concession trailers.85buggy said:Eddyj what do you do
Eddyj said:Own a carnival and concession trailers.