Becoming an Entrepreneur

A lot of people like myself were raised to think that a 9-5 job was the only sign of success. In school, many of us were taught to go to school, get a degree, graduate and get a good job working 20-40 years for someone else. Many people have a 9-5 job but what about from 5-9. Are you working on your dreams during that time or are you just fulfilling another person’s dreams. Your dreams are just as important if not more as the company’s dream that you work for. In today’s economy, a 9-5 is not just the only way to make it. You can start your own business and make more money than a 9-5 as 9-5 limited by how much they can pay you while having a business can earn infinite amounts of money. For example, your job might pay you 35/hr. and they may not be willing to give you a raise. However, you can start a T-shirt business and make 10k a month or more as evident by successful entrepreneurs on platforms like Shopify or TikTok Shop. Many jobs nowadays are laying people off and many jobs are being replaced by robots. This is leaving many people in fear wondering how they are going to find a job. However, what if God is calling you to work for yourself. Many people work jobs that they don’t like often for money, insurance, they have no other choice etc. That is miserable to work a job for 20-40 years that you don’t really like and this explains why a person can be a nurse, doctor, lawyer or any other occupation and still be unhappy. God has given many of you great gifts that you can put into your own business. You don’t have to work for someone for life if you don’t enjoy it and the fact that you don’t enjoy it might show you that becoming an entrepreneur might be your calling. You can start that business that you have been desiring for yourself and be successful. Yes, being an entrepreneur might seem rough at first but in the end it can pay off. The beautiful factor is that online businesses such as blogs, e-commerce, website creation and many more businesses are making people 6,7,8 and even 9 figures a year. You don’t have to take out a large loan from the bank and start an in-person business as the loans and the monthly rent/mortgage can be very costly and stressful for a new entrepreneur. You can start an online business for free and generate large amounts of income without having to leave your house. Imagine you don’t have to subscribe to someone’s rules over your life. Your boss might state that you have to be at work at 7am every morning and you have a family to take care of or a boss telling you that they denied your vacation because those days are taken and you have your kids graduation coming up. Your can either stay making a company rich or you can make your own business rich. Even if you don’t want to become a full time entrepreneur, you can still start that business as a side hustle to make extra money or just for backup in case God forbid your job might start doing layoffs. Relying on one job is not the best idea because what if that job starts laying people off and now how are your bills going to be paid. You can be successful in being an entrepreneur and don’t let no one doubt you as your days ahead are very bright. Keep pushing on and remain trusting in God who is the author and finisher of our faith.