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That is going to be a pretty long post, but valuable I guess.
Im 24 now and just started my own business. When I was younger I never knew what I wanted to do in life, but I was sure I dont want the corporate job and dontwant to run in the rat-race. If you asked me in HS what I want to do with my life I actually would tell you a milion things, but working was never one of it.Before I started my own business I have worked a month delivering pizza 2 times a week when I was about 21, and 2 months last summer having an internship at acompany similar to mine, still that was just 3 times a week.
I did the pizza delivery thing not just for the money, I needed to show myself that if I need to I can work a "normal" job, but its actually myCHOICE not to. Then I did the intern, cuz it would be good expirience plus I needed some materials for my Masters thesis. The job wasnt bad, I actually likedit, but still I didnt take it full time when the intern was over, even though I had that offer. I actually had a couple (say 5 in about 5 years of college) joboffers that were pretty interesting, but I didnt take any of them.
So if I never had a job I must be rich, right? Actually wrong. My parrent split up when I was a kid and my pops got all the money he needs, but my moms doesnt.I lived with my pops some when I was in HS, but moved out back to my moms when I graduated. To get the money I was doing many different things, some not toolegal, but I got by pretty fine and was even able to halp my moms some. All the things I did had that advantage that involved me being creative with the ideasand I was the one making money for myself. I was getting some of that maintenance money from my pops too, as I was still in school, so that helped me to savesome.
When I came up with the business idea I had about 13k stacked and borrowed 10 more to almost fully finance that. Im doing my business with my partner, but Imthe one making most of the moves and plans. I consult with him of course, but usually my word is just much "stronger", plus he admitted to me that ifI dont agree on something he doesnt think about it that much more, and just leaves that alone. I have the "freedom" of making decisions, but I alsoneed to live with the consequences. Once I got really stressed, and that is really out of my character, but usually Im just confident that I can make it andreally satified with my "job". Im really into the idea that I have, and the business I started is exactly in the field Im most interested in"career-wise". The comments Im getting from people is also very positive and they usually confirm that it is really a good and creative idea.
I just wrote all of that to show a real life example. I guess some people are just meant to work for somebody else, while some need the freedom. I feel I neverwould be able to be myself if I accepted all the good job offers I got, and work for them the whole day. I had a lot of people trying to put sense in me, whilenow the same people praise me for being creative and coming up with that business idea. Of course I want the money, but thats not the most important thing.Right now I would probably have much more if I went the "standard" route and work for someone else, still that wouldnt make me "happy".
Maybe I got the script flipped, but for me its better to take the risk when you are young and dont have people depending on you. I dont think I would like toput my family in the position to lose a lot if I fail with my own business at the age 40. When Im living more for myself its fine to risk, but later on in lifeits getting more and more difficult I guess.
Right now Im doing things my way, but lets say I had a kid at 17. I wouldnt be able to make decisions like I do now. So it all also depends on your currentsituation. Unless you are not reponsible like that
Im 24 now and just started my own business. When I was younger I never knew what I wanted to do in life, but I was sure I dont want the corporate job and dontwant to run in the rat-race. If you asked me in HS what I want to do with my life I actually would tell you a milion things, but working was never one of it.Before I started my own business I have worked a month delivering pizza 2 times a week when I was about 21, and 2 months last summer having an internship at acompany similar to mine, still that was just 3 times a week.
I did the pizza delivery thing not just for the money, I needed to show myself that if I need to I can work a "normal" job, but its actually myCHOICE not to. Then I did the intern, cuz it would be good expirience plus I needed some materials for my Masters thesis. The job wasnt bad, I actually likedit, but still I didnt take it full time when the intern was over, even though I had that offer. I actually had a couple (say 5 in about 5 years of college) joboffers that were pretty interesting, but I didnt take any of them.
So if I never had a job I must be rich, right? Actually wrong. My parrent split up when I was a kid and my pops got all the money he needs, but my moms doesnt.I lived with my pops some when I was in HS, but moved out back to my moms when I graduated. To get the money I was doing many different things, some not toolegal, but I got by pretty fine and was even able to halp my moms some. All the things I did had that advantage that involved me being creative with the ideasand I was the one making money for myself. I was getting some of that maintenance money from my pops too, as I was still in school, so that helped me to savesome.
When I came up with the business idea I had about 13k stacked and borrowed 10 more to almost fully finance that. Im doing my business with my partner, but Imthe one making most of the moves and plans. I consult with him of course, but usually my word is just much "stronger", plus he admitted to me that ifI dont agree on something he doesnt think about it that much more, and just leaves that alone. I have the "freedom" of making decisions, but I alsoneed to live with the consequences. Once I got really stressed, and that is really out of my character, but usually Im just confident that I can make it andreally satified with my "job". Im really into the idea that I have, and the business I started is exactly in the field Im most interested in"career-wise". The comments Im getting from people is also very positive and they usually confirm that it is really a good and creative idea.
I just wrote all of that to show a real life example. I guess some people are just meant to work for somebody else, while some need the freedom. I feel I neverwould be able to be myself if I accepted all the good job offers I got, and work for them the whole day. I had a lot of people trying to put sense in me, whilenow the same people praise me for being creative and coming up with that business idea. Of course I want the money, but thats not the most important thing.Right now I would probably have much more if I went the "standard" route and work for someone else, still that wouldnt make me "happy".
Maybe I got the script flipped, but for me its better to take the risk when you are young and dont have people depending on you. I dont think I would like toput my family in the position to lose a lot if I fail with my own business at the age 40. When Im living more for myself its fine to risk, but later on in lifeits getting more and more difficult I guess.
Right now Im doing things my way, but lets say I had a kid at 17. I wouldnt be able to make decisions like I do now. So it all also depends on your currentsituation. Unless you are not reponsible like that
