Paidiske,
No, everyone isn’t suited to entrepreneurship. You need discipline and perseverance. But the bar to entry has never been lower. Digital entrepreneurship eliminated the gatekeepers and opened up the playing field. Start up expenses are low as is the overhead. It requires hunger and a willingness to work. Most begin as side hustles founders operate while working full-time.
People LOVE to complain. They bemoan this and that and never do anything about it. I’m a problem-solver. Not a problem recounter. I like results. Discussion is fine but at the end of the day action is required.
The bottom line is simple. You don’t own it. That’s isn’t your name on the door. For the security of a paycheck you endure certain hardships. That’s the price of convenience. You can tell me how it should be. But should isn’t fact.
I value autonomy and financial independence. And most importantly, my peace of mind. I don’t have time for office politics or water cooler drama. If it means working 7 days per week I’ll do it. If it requires no vacations for a time that’s okay.
I won’t be subject or nickeled and dimed. You’ll never be paid what you’re worth. Capitalism never gives the bee its due. Unless you’re at the top of the food chain you’ll always come up short.
When I was in college I worked for the government. We had a speaker who did a presentation on diversity. But that wasn’t the crux of the discussion. He didn’t tell us how to thrive in corporate america. Not exactly. He helped us understand the nature of ascension and what you need to do to scale in any environment.
That message was like manna. It lit a fire inside of me that would eventually become my exodus. I never forgot what he said. He told us the game has existed before the beginning of time. Many have tried to change the game and failed. If you play the game you must be lone X in a sea of O’s. Someone above you must recognize your difference to move higher.
I almost leapt out of my seat. I knew where he was going. The materials provided a roadmap for the summit. The crowd was excited and he ended on this note. Your question isn’t whether you’re in the game. You must decide if you’re going to play the game or get out. That was my tipping point.
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.”
I chose the road less traveled.
Yours in His Service,
~Bella
