Anyone here self-employed?

[Walilamdzi]

Wondered if anyone has experience of being their own boss? I think that this would reduce my desire to ctb

 

[Final Escape]

Yes, but I'd rather not say what I'm doing. It does help because I feel healthier and less stressed out. I have more control over my time and income. I found most jobs soul crushing and difficult to make enough to live on. I'm still pretty poor but I'd be even worse off if I was working for someone. I just wish my job was different.

 

[Walilamdzi]

Yes, but I'd rather not say what I'm doing. It does help because I feel healthier and less stressed out. I have more control over my time and income. I found most jobs soul crushing and difficult to make enough to live on. I'm still pretty poor but I'd be even worse off if I was working for someone. I just wish my job was different.

Yeah that's the attraction for me.

 

[netrezven]

Yes. I always told myself that i simply refused to be foolish. Now i don't think that i had much of choice. Sometimes, when i have no idea and panic, i really wish someone tell me what to do.

 

[AveryConure]

I thought about opening an Etsy store for craft stuff. Just unfortunately I need to buy supplies and think about what I want to mainly focus on. It sucks how you still need to spend money to make money too cause some supplies are fuckin expensive...

 

[Walilamdzi]

I thought about opening an Etsy store for craft stuff. Just unfortunately I need to buy supplies and think about what I want to mainly focus on. It sucks how you still need to spend money to make money too cause some supplies are fuckin expensive...

Yeah, I thought about something like that too. What kind of crafts do you make?

 

[EmotionlessWanderer]

I wish. I really don't want to deal with society's shit. Just be alone 24/7. That would be heaven for me.

 

[AveryConure]

Yeah, I thought about something like that too. What kind of crafts do you make?

Lately it's been jewelry and finding certain items of clothing and adding "modifications" to them but I always feel like they're not good enough to be sold.

 

[Final Escape]

Lately it's been jewelry and finding certain items of clothing and adding "modifications" to them but I always feel like they're not good enough to be sold.

Keep at it :) the key is to keep doing it till u get good enough that u can make money at it. Eventually u will get good. It takes10,000 hours to become great at something I guess. Forgot where I learned this. The important thing is the repetition and having a real desire or interest in the thing u want to sell.

 

[Superfluous]

Keep at it :) the key is to keep doing it till u get good enough that u can make money at it. Eventually u will get good. It takes10,000 hours to become great at something I guess. Forgot where I learned this. The important thing is the repetition and having a real desire or interest in the thing u want to sell.

I first came across the 10,000 hour rule in Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers: The Story of Success. Great book well worth reading.

 

[netrezven]

Valuetainment in youtube combines all the books you can ever find. What i learned so far from it, others and all the books - don't listen to anybody. Things like: discipline, know your priorities, read books, have a vision in life, change your mindset , create a to-do list, work out, take care for your health, woke up early, create value to others - won't change a sh*t.
One I can agree on - hard work beats talent.

 

[IRIYAMA]

Yeah I established a business last year, making promo gear like car stickers, key chains, T-shirt logos etc
Haven't done much with it due to pain and depression but own outright all the equipment.
Mostly set it up so that it passes on to my sister when I finally CTB...