I used to be full of contempt for people who started their own businesses. It seemed obvious to me that the so-called all-American entrepreneurial spirit was just a kind of extreme pigheadedness, an immature refusal to admit any error, and a tendency instead to blindly plow ahead, entirely self-absorbed, self-righteous, and self-satisfied. These weren't character traits that I admired.
Then I realized that describes me perfectly.
I may yet fulfill the destiny assigned me by my high-school yearbook staff, to own a used-car lot.
Then I realized that describes me perfectly.
I may yet fulfill the destiny assigned me by my high-school yearbook staff, to own a used-car lot.
guildenstern:
Running your own business can be a serious kick in the pants. Motivation and drive are key and a sense of timing is crucial. Three of us started a business doing gutter replacement with a regional distribution of a product called Rainhandler. By the second year we had landed some huge contracts with churches and chains of assisted living homes. End of that year I was burnt out from all the long hours and hard work. I sold of my partnership and started down the road of using money to make money.