We talk about all these things but one thing we dont talk about

There is a lot of struggle. There will always will be, so don't worry about running into problems because you will always have them. Instead focus on winning and believing in yourself. Know you can do it, then do it. Don't look back. Because in 30 years you dont want to have the regret and wish you would've started when you had the motivation to begin with.

-Mofectious

 

@VirtualGlobalPhone I don't think there's anything wrong with calling a struggle what it is: a struggle. You can recognize that something is difficult without necessarily hating it or wanting to quit. In fact, why would anyone spend their lives doing only things they find easy?

Glamorizing entrepreneurship (AKA, calling it the epitome of passion/trust/service with only positive connotation) is only going to create a false sense of hope for people who are maybe not cut out to be entrepreneurs. Yes, it is hard work -- and sometimes it totally sucks. But let's be honest about that.

 

@Robert Squires As for my answer to your question -- my biggest struggle is making sure that a business idea is the one I want to pursue. I've always been a super ambitious person, and I come up with business ideas all the time (I'm sure a lot of people do, in fact). Sometimes I outline them on paper; sometimes I don't. Regardless, it's hard to pick one and run with it -- I'm worried that after months of hard work, I'll regret not chasing another idea instead.

 

@VirtualGlobalPhone I certainly get where you're coming from now. Yes: if you go into entrepreneurship with a negative mindset, you are setting yourself up for failure. But you also can't look at entrepreneurship through rose-colored glasses.

@JohnHolling Do you think that book applies to things other than entrepreneurship? It sounds great!

 

The biggest struggle I had was working capital.

I started my business right after college and I used my credit card to get a lot of it off the ground. Then, the next biggest hurdle came - where to find enough clients. I was young and didn't think about networking with bankers and business brokers at the time. So I missed out on a lot of opportunities.