Freedom is the greatest gift you give yourself when you become an entrepreneur. I'm so pleased I gave myself this gift.

It's been 2 years since I gave teaching up full time for my passion-fuelled business of life coaching and 3 years since I started building this beautiful business and I have no regrets. The past 3 years have been exciting, stressful (at times) yet truly incredible. There is so much I have learned since I began equipping myself with the skills to make this business possible. Today I wanted to share part of this beautiful rollercoaster ride of been on.

Experiences of the entrepreneur

99% of people won’t understand why you do what you do, in fact, most will think you are some sort of crazy, delusional being.
99.9% of people will encourage you to ‘get a day job’ – you know one that you are good at but not super passionate about.
Your peers won’t understand your work ethic unless they are also an entrepreneur.
Your courage will piss people off but it’s got nothing to do with them.
There is a thing such as good debt.
You are happy to sacrifice a hell of a lot to see your vision through, a sacrifice most don’t comprehend.
You won’t always know where the funds will come from but they will come in.
You will develop the epitome of a love-hate relationship with technology.
Confidence is your best asset.
You will detest and adore some customers/clients all at once.
You will often be thinking about 1000 other things besides ‘who won the football.’
Your circle of friends becomes exponentially smaller yet disproportionately more significant.
You don’t fear failure, you love what it teaches you.
You enjoy telling others to enjoy their day job, you’ll never have to do.
You never complain about 15-20 hour days again even if they are unpaid.
It’s a conscious effort to not passionately talk about your new life.
Your mind is a ball pit of exciting ideas.
Freedom doesn’t come at the price of happiness.
Your parents or family have probably hated you at least once.
You know what you want
Your systems are probably misunderstood and taken for granted by 95% of the populous.
You don’t give a shit about some random knowledge you don’t know because you are the knowledge source in your field and are committed to consistently improving yourself.
Mentors and big thinkers are the water to the sponge of a brain you have; you enjoy being around them frequently.
Cutting out people who do not support your life goals and happiness is paramount to success.
You often grin for 'no reason' according to others, because you've crafted a life truly lived on your terms.