Entrepreneur Reddit Fam! I’m writing this today with a huge smile on my face. Not because I’ve made money, or am my own boss…but because after two years of taking the leap, I realize how much more is left on the table, and I'm so glad that I did it.
Once you’re on this side of taking the leap, a certain trust builds within you - a confidence. In yourself. That you can do it.
Two years ago, I was sitting at a small cubicle in a local credit union. My ass was cramping daily from sitting all day, I was being inundated with the small-office banter and politics, and I desperately craved more.
It wasn’t until enough was enough - It wasn’t til I woke up one day and said: Today is the day…
I knew which direction I wanted to go in, I just didn’t have the confidence that I would be able to supplement my comfy $70,000 per year income selling warranties and financing vehicles. It was nice, but very, very comfortable. It’s kind of like seeing your entire life in front of you everyday - you know what to expect, you know what the promotion will look like, everything is so repetitive.
Enough was enough - I took the leap of faith and decided to start a House Painting company.
At this point in my life, I’m two years in, and in our second year, we’ve generated over $600,000 this year alone. Pretty cool!
But, what good would I be if I didn’t share some things I learned along the way? Here's three things that you need to know before you take the leap too.
Don’t be afraid what others will think of you when you quit.
We build so many relationships in our place of work - and taking the leap into entrepreneurship will cause a lot of those people to question you, judge you, and in some cases alienate you. Don’t worry about that stuff - Just hold true to your vision. Your “why” for doing it, and the idea of what your life will look like once you’re there. The same people will still be at that job, and wishing that they had what it takes to leave it… trust me.
You will have to work 10 times harder on your own
Lol, this doesn’t just include the business part of things. In school, we’re told where to be at 8am, 10am, 1pm, and 4pm. At work, we show up at 8am, leave at 4am. On your own? Your entire day is up to you to manage. Want to sleep in? Go ahead… no one will care. Don’t want to make follow up calls? No problem, no one will check on you. Don’t want to drive across town to check on that job that your team is working on? Forget about it, watching Netflix feels soooo good right now. Not. You have to develop a discipline. Start now, wake up 2 hours before you’re “supposed” to be at work - that’ll get you going.
Remember how you were treated as an employee, and treat your employees the exact opposite.
Ok, before you take this literally let me clarify. I would say 9/10 you’re wanting to leave your job because of the mistreatment. Either you’re underpaid, or you don’t like who you’re working for. Well, guess what, if you do the same thing to your employees, they’ll leave too. And you’ll be stuck doing all the work - and worse, having to train new employees over and over again - super time waster… build loyalty, put your employees first - be honest, and lead by example… all that mushy gushy stuff works really, really well.
Best of luck out there!
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