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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  The reason I wrote that article in such a snarky style was to polarize people into deciding how they wanted to make a living. Personally I don't care whether people choose to be employees or otherwise... just that they make the choice consciously instead of having someone else decide for them (parents, society, etc).
That article still generates tons of feedback because it pushes people to form an opinion one way or another. It's also been very effective at giving dozens of fence sitters the final nudge they needed to start their own businesses. It generates a bit of ongoing negative feedback, but if it helps people take the plunge into going after their dreams, it's worth it. |
Thanks, Steve. I agree. I realize that working for someone else is not for everyone. I admire people who strike out on their own. It takes guts, but it's the right choice for them.
My mother got the ball rolling by deciding for me, but then, apparently, I took over. For a long time, I didn't take any responsibility for what was happening to me. I thought it was just dumb luck. At some point, I had to acknowledge that I was making it happen with the choices I made and with hard work. I'm very grateful. Not everyone gets the chances I got. I started out as an extremely unmotivated, insecure, unhappy young woman. I could have easily ignored the opportunities that came to me (I mean, they were almost handed to me on a silver platter). I could have let fear paralyze me. Believe me, I was afraid. I had a few very good mentors, I was in the right places at the right time, and I seemed to have an ability to recognize when to take action. I know people, however, who stayed in dead-end jobs their whole lives, unhappy and bitter every minute of every day, but too afraid to take the risk of moving on. I encourage anyone who is faced with that situation to take the risk and start your own business. Or at least, find another job that makes you happy.
Thanks again. This is good stuff.