Many entrepreneurs report going through a roller coaster of emotion when starting out on new ventures. I’m only days in and I’m already taking a dip into the trough of despair. Now that I have decided I am actually going to fully pursue earning an income from home working online I am finding myself stuck in analysis-paralysis and self doubt. Should I do this? CAN I do this? What do I even do? What is going through the minds of my family and friends when I explain how this works? The response I get makes me feel like this is a joke and that this type of dream is a lazy-mans pursuit.
Based on the assumed unspoken rules of our society, I should be busting my ass 60 hours a week to put food on the table and to scrounge enough money up so that “my kids have it better than I did growing up.” Now, there is nothing wrong with hard work and wanting better for your family. In fact, the whole reason I am doing this is because I want better for my family. What I don’t believe in is working more than I live; spending more time paying the bills than I do watching my daughter grow.
A joke, rather a tragedy, to me is watching all these hard workers wish they had the “lucky breaks” of others and dream of this, that, or another which would make their lives better, if only…. I will no longer live my life alongside these masses. I am on a road less traveled. I will succeed at this because I know it is possible. Thousands of others earn a passive income every single day which allows them the freedom to pursue their family and their dreams. I will do the same.
If you search for other blogs like this, which I have, you will find countless others who have started this journey only to disappear. Choosing to pursue an online passive income is no joke. It will take hard work. It will take diligence. It will take resolve and perseverance.
I heard this quote recently and it resounds in my mind constantly: “Success is uncommon, therefore not to be enjoyed by the common man” -Cal Stoll. This reminds me to consider that I shouldn’t compare what I am doing with what is “normal”, and to stop worrying what other people might think. I do not want what is common. I will not accept what is common. I will not live a life that is common.
By Bethany Lee June 11, 2012 - 2:51 pm
You know what? You got this!
It’s to be expected that you would go through a time of self-doubt. But you are on your path. One of the things I have found about putting your goals in a blog for the world to see, is that it holds you accountable. The people who stop in to regularly read and comment on your posts become your friends and help to cheer you on along the way, and nothing beats that kind of community around your dream.
I for one am excited to watch your journey, and I hope you do not abandon this blog, even if for some reason you don’t get exactly what you want in the time period you expected it. Chances are, if you work hard, work smart, and surround yourself with people of like-minds and people who have already done this and can help you through, you will achieve this! It takes tenacity–you touched on this in your post. So just hold onto this idea with all your might! I believe you will achieve it!!
By Josh June 12, 2012 - 10:29 am
Bethany,
Thank you so much for your encouragement! I really appreciate you stopping by and giving your feedback. It truly does take tenacity and a willingness to risk failure.