Facebook’s success proved that you can be a billionaire when you have a fantastic business idea. The multiple success stories from college and high school dropouts who managed to build multi-million dollar companies have planted a seed in many of us.
Suddenly, millennials became an unrealistic generation who wanted everything good in the world without putting too much work into it; A.K.A the “entitled” generation.
Social Media Glamourized The Wrong Side Of Entrepreneurship
Photos of people rolling around in money, buying 10 nice cars, huge houses, and other luxuries are not the true depiction of entrepreneurship.
If you’re lucky enough, you could be living that lifestyle one day. But that’s not entrepreneurship is about.
Ask any entrepreneur around you and they’d tell you it’s not about the money. More often than not, they have a bigger why empowering their hustle.
Social media is known to showcase only the good side. When I was on vacation, I’d take lots of happy photos and posted them online.
But I didn’t post anything when I was struggling with the long hours of maintaining my former e-commerce store.
People would think everything is going well and easy. It’s really not.
Entrepreneurship requires a lot of hustle, grit, and hard work.
Entrepreneurship isn’t cool; it’s insanely hard
Not everyone is cut out to be masters in business. We all have different skill sets and that’s okay. Perhaps, after years of experience and learning under someone’s wings, you can pick up the rope and start your own venture.
You have no one else to blame if things don’t work out. It’s your business.
You might have to sacrifice certain aspects of your life. Are you willing to do that?
- Are you willing to spend lesser time with your family?
- Do you have it in you to take a huge pay cut?
- Do you have money to survive if everything goes south?
- Are you sure you are fully committed to bringing your dreams to life?
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Now, can you really say that you love entrepreneurship? Without glory, will you still do it?
Some people love flipping houses and cars. Some people (like me) love to create content. And some people love to build businesses.
If you want to start your own business, that’s great! But be sure to own your talents. Which part of entrepreneurship are you best at? Which part of the business can you outsource? Learn to work smart, my friend.
Do What You Love
Have you ever tried to work for yourself before embarking on this new journey? If you liked it, great! If you didn’t, you might not want to go on this path. The entrepreneurship journey is lonely.
You don’t have to follow the entrepreneurship trend in order to be happy. And in no way should you be doing it to “be cool”. Personally, it’ll be super cool if you are living your life the way you want to live and get paid for it. Turn your passion into a business.
If you are able to say, “I’m getting paid to do what I love”, you are in a way better position than any founder who is struggling to save his business.
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This post was previously published on Live Your Life and is republished here with permission from the author.
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