The Glorified Image of Being Self-Employed
Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. It was here first.
Mark Twain
When people fall in love, it is forever, totally mutual and the best ever, each and every time they fall in love. Being self-employed is embodied by the same spirit. It is worshiped by those who dream about it, lauded by those who are in business, and hyped by those charlatans who sell “instant riches” to the gullible uninitiated.
The entrepreneurial world is an enriching, exciting, vibrant environment for those who are ready. However, it is not the fabled garden of paradise either, as those who hawk business opportunities would have you believe.
Entrepreneurship is neither painless nor Hollywood-style glamorous. ...
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