I have the desire to
[2022-02-09 03:31:39 AM] : I have the desire to share something and I’m not sure if this is the right channel:
I feel a little alone doing this course or even trying to build a business. It feels like fighting against everyone. Your family, because you invest time that you would spend otherwise with them. Plus you invest money from your savings. Your employee, because you invest energy and they might be afraid loosing you. Yourself …
All this makes me impatient. I want results. I want evidence, that this is the right thing to do. I want my reward. And I know this process is the long game. And I really want do the process as Amy and Alex have defined it. And I do. But I have to fight the urge to start already with my own Safari. I don’t, but this costs extra energy.
Just wanted to share, expecting no advice. Just hope that others had the same struggle
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[2022-02-09 04:16:57 AM] : > It feels like fighting against everyone.
Absolutely. I really understand this feeling.
[2022-02-09 06:01:29 AM] : I feel this as well, especially the part about the fighting family.
[2022-02-09 11:10:10 AM] : a lot of this resonates with me. i have a couple comments, not intended as advice or reassurance or anything like that, just sharing in case it’s interesting
[2022-02-09 11:12:08 AM] : one comment is that my wife has often not been a big fan of my “online business” activities. (quotes because many of my “businesses” have made zero dollars.) but once my projects started to pay for themselves and make a little money (and now kind of a lot of money sometimes) she became much more supportive. maybe not mainly because of the money, but maybe because what i’m doing no longer looks like a joke.
[2022-02-09 11:18:09 AM] : my other comment is that my boss is actually supportive of what i’m doing - at least some of it - because it helps us. mainly, my podcast and my “fame” help us find and hire people.
[2022-02-09 11:20:26 AM] : thanks for sharing
[2022-02-09 11:27:55 AM] : 100% feel you Frederik. I respect you for being candid and open about a difficult topic :fist:.
I truly believe the hardest part of all of this is the patience and persistence required. Having a support group can help - I’m down to hop on a call and chat.
I’m rooting for you and all of us to get our reward, in due time.
[2022-02-09 02:29:51 PM] : It's tough, the self-doubt is probably the harderst thing about this whole process, and I still struggle with it.
One thing that helped me a lot was talking to other people way more successful than me, and seeing how they still have self-doubt. Maybe that's a thing you learn to live with. It's always on the background, but you still do it anyway, with curiosity. Eventually, you get a little more comfortable with the uncertainty.
[2022-02-14 10:11:44 AM] : Thanks Frederik Vosberg -- I appreciate your courage in bringing up the issue. I also think about this issue and have had unpleasant discussions with my spouse about how much time I spend on developing "side projects". jasonswett’s experience also matches mine: my spouse was also skeptical but once I made some money the skepticism softened up a bit. Not eliminated entirely, but enough that it gave me a bit of breathing room, psychologically. One issue that causes recurring struggles was the tax situation: having a side income, or becoming a freelancer, can make things more difficult when it comes time to do taxes together.