Starting up on your own, what gave you the push?
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What was your motivation?
Was it particularly risky, I.e. Did you have a lot to lose?
Was there a final straw which gave you that push that you needed to get things moving?
Did it work out? Was it to do with the skills you gained through work, or something totally different?
There have been a few threads on here and the employment section recently from people fed up with their work situation and wanting out. I am another one of these people. I don't have a plan yet, but I have a few ideas and burning inclination. I'm fortunate enough to be hourly paid on a self employed basis, plenty of overtime available, so I have good scope for sticking money aside for any projects. If I gave up work to focus on the business I could also get some of my usual work now and again if I needed some cash.
My friend recently finished an evening class on designing websites, and 5 weeks after finishing the course they now have enough work to quit their day job. I was impressed by this and Stories like this make me wonder why anyone bothers working for other people, there must be a way to use your skills or learn new ones in a more self sufficient way!
My motivation for wanting out of normal working life is; incompetent management/coworkers, egos, lack of mental stimulation, colleagues who have accepted their lot in life and all they want to talk about is the pub on a Friday night or the game at the weekend/playing golf on a Sunday, they have no ambition and in a way im envious, but Im interested in my future and want to make a genuinely better life for myself. The lack of ambition or goals among those around me during my working day is quite soul destroying. Even anyone who goes for a promotion in house is pitied by everyone, why would they want to do that when life is adequate as it is?
How did you know when you had the right idea for a business, and did you jump straight in full time or try and make sure you were on to a winner first?
Curious to hear some stories from business folk who have made their business work, doesn't necessarily mean making stacks of cash, but a welcome change of lifestyle and success in supporting oneself without being an employee. My cousin has had lots of success in business, and when he lost the best part of 2 million through some bad choices, started again from pretty much nothing. Already he is doing well and supporting himself and his family with his new venture. I'm convinced that being self employed is a mindset over almost everything else, as soon as someone figures out they can make their own money, it's rare that they go back.
Feel free to include what your business does in your post, or not if you'd rather not.
Was it particularly risky, I.e. Did you have a lot to lose?
Was there a final straw which gave you that push that you needed to get things moving?
Did it work out? Was it to do with the skills you gained through work, or something totally different?
There have been a few threads on here and the employment section recently from people fed up with their work situation and wanting out. I am another one of these people. I don't have a plan yet, but I have a few ideas and burning inclination. I'm fortunate enough to be hourly paid on a self employed basis, plenty of overtime available, so I have good scope for sticking money aside for any projects. If I gave up work to focus on the business I could also get some of my usual work now and again if I needed some cash.
My friend recently finished an evening class on designing websites, and 5 weeks after finishing the course they now have enough work to quit their day job. I was impressed by this and Stories like this make me wonder why anyone bothers working for other people, there must be a way to use your skills or learn new ones in a more self sufficient way!
My motivation for wanting out of normal working life is; incompetent management/coworkers, egos, lack of mental stimulation, colleagues who have accepted their lot in life and all they want to talk about is the pub on a Friday night or the game at the weekend/playing golf on a Sunday, they have no ambition and in a way im envious, but Im interested in my future and want to make a genuinely better life for myself. The lack of ambition or goals among those around me during my working day is quite soul destroying. Even anyone who goes for a promotion in house is pitied by everyone, why would they want to do that when life is adequate as it is?
How did you know when you had the right idea for a business, and did you jump straight in full time or try and make sure you were on to a winner first?
Curious to hear some stories from business folk who have made their business work, doesn't necessarily mean making stacks of cash, but a welcome change of lifestyle and success in supporting oneself without being an employee. My cousin has had lots of success in business, and when he lost the best part of 2 million through some bad choices, started again from pretty much nothing. Already he is doing well and supporting himself and his family with his new venture. I'm convinced that being self employed is a mindset over almost everything else, as soon as someone figures out they can make their own money, it's rare that they go back.
Feel free to include what your business does in your post, or not if you'd rather not.
Edited by Foul Bob on Monday 2nd May 14:59
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