Working for yourself can be a daunting excursion into a dark and unknown place. There are reasons to give up at every corner. I have been working for myself in some form or fashion for the last 6 years, that business has encompassed making t-shirt quilts, hand-tooling leather stools, developing prototypes for other peoples' ideas, custom clothing, trying to make and sell my own art (and don't even get me started on my attempt to get into the upholstery business) .... it's been a lot of eggs in a lot of baskets. And my brain and heart have likewise felt equally split. Some days are harder than others, and it's tough to keep the bad thoughts out...
...when you are reminded that doing what you love probably won't get you rich. Or even just financially comfortable.
...when you are reminded that doing what you love probably won't get you rich. Or even just financially comfortable.
...when you learn that your Affordable Health Care is going up another $100 because you have a job that doesn't come with benefits.
...when you pour your heart into your ideas and projects and some people just don't get it (especially if said people are your friends and family).
...when you tearfully search job listings on Craigslist in a fit of desperation.
...when you tearfully search job listings on Craigslist in a fit of desperation.
...when your perceive others as having more success than you.
...when the uncertainty of your future bears down on you with the weight of the world.
WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
All I know to do in these times is remind myself to just not give up. Not today, at least.
Don't give up.
WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
All I know to do in these times is remind myself to just not give up. Not today, at least.
Don't give up.
DON'T GIVE UP.
SERIOUSLY, ANN. DON'T. GIVE. UP!
Think about it. What else would you rather do with your time on earth? Work an unfulfilling job just for the financial security, always putting your dreams on the back burner.
But it would be so easy to give up...
Ok, ok we can't listen to that voice.
Ann's Top 5 Reasons NOT To Give Up
1) ...because there are too many things in the world I haven't done yet. And I want to make everything at least once (yes, one day I will make a bra!)
2) ...because I know I am capable of something great and not proving that to myself would be the biggest disappoint of my life.
3) ...because fear of failure is the dumbest reason EVER. It's the unknown, so why fear something that has not even been written yet?
4) ...because at the end of it all, money is not important. Study after study tells us that ultimately happiness does not come from our bank accounts (that is, once you're out of poverty. If you are reading this, then you're probably doing okay).
5) ...because I wouldn't want to be doing anything else.
Remember when you worked for other people and it felt like treading water? Like you were waiting for your life to start? Yeah, you don't want to go back there. You're going to figure out how to make this work, and it's going to happen!
SERIOUSLY, ANN. DON'T. GIVE. UP!
Think about it. What else would you rather do with your time on earth? Work an unfulfilling job just for the financial security, always putting your dreams on the back burner.
But it would be so easy to give up...
Ok, ok we can't listen to that voice.
Ann's Top 5 Reasons NOT To Give Up
1) ...because there are too many things in the world I haven't done yet. And I want to make everything at least once (yes, one day I will make a bra!)
2) ...because I know I am capable of something great and not proving that to myself would be the biggest disappoint of my life.
3) ...because fear of failure is the dumbest reason EVER. It's the unknown, so why fear something that has not even been written yet?
4) ...because at the end of it all, money is not important. Study after study tells us that ultimately happiness does not come from our bank accounts (that is, once you're out of poverty. If you are reading this, then you're probably doing okay).
5) ...because I wouldn't want to be doing anything else.
Remember when you worked for other people and it felt like treading water? Like you were waiting for your life to start? Yeah, you don't want to go back there. You're going to figure out how to make this work, and it's going to happen!
Love you gurl! Thanks for being an inspiration to us all. This is an amazing post. You are doing something GREAT with your life. Because you are the fucking best.
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