The myth of Entrepreneurship and working for yourself. Most people think if they give up their job in corporate and start working for themselves they will have so much freedom and time, that they will never look back at working for someone else again. Unfortunately that is the last thing you have because if you have freedom and time to do whatever you want then you are unemployed and not really in business, you have a hobby. As an Entrepreneur you can make sure you have off for a doctor's appointment there is no doubt about that. If you say I am only going to work 2 hours today I am sure your wallet will show you why only working 2 hours really isn't the best idea if you want to stay in business very long. I know from my own experience that when I decide to take off or cut my hours I generally will feel it in my pockets and when they come knocking on the door for your rent or cell phone bill the collection agency really doesn't care that you had doctor's appointment and you couldn't generate leads or close any deals. They want their money just like you do for they services you provide.
It is not easy building a company that is for sure. Some people make it look easy but, most of the time when you see a successful Entrepreneur you rarely see them when they are first starting out, when they are scrimping together a couple of dollars so that they can go to event where their next client/investor may be or when they have to hear from their family over, over again when are you going to get a job because they don't understand what you do. I pretty much kept what I was doing from family and friends since they are all employees and they just don't get what it is to be in business for themselves. I sure they think I am nuts but that's ok because I know I come from a different state of mind then they do as most Entrepreneurs do.
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