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Originally Posted by impaul99  Your spouse is NOT going to listen to some crazy "SECRET" you're talking to her about if you're going broke while she works two "real" jobs to keep you afloat. ( |
Boy did you hit the nail on the head there. That's for dang sure.
Thanks for your reply Paul - I relate to alot of what you said. As far as the computer business - yeah margins suck. That's why I only do repairs now. But unless I can clone myself - I can't keep up and if I could - its still not enought tp pay both rent and a mortgage. My wife is very - I call it old school - get a job - work until you retire - job is secure - blah blah - we both worked at Intel - before they closed the plant
My business has been a good experience - and if I could just make enough money - I'd be happy doing this for a long time. But when you're broke, and stressed, and the bills start piling up - and you get more stressed - and the wife gets stressed - then things get ugly and you just can't think clearly anymore.
If I got a job - even temporary - I still have the lease to contend with until Aug. And as long as I have computers to fix - I can't look for a job - or take a day off - or anything else.
I had started an online journal - and forgot about it. I will get back into it. I had also 'lost' my whole positive attitude - thanks to stress - that the Secret, What the Bleep, and this forum had given me. The old programming is strong. I was seeing some amazing things happen - before things went bad - and thats when the idea came for my new business - like Jack Canfield in the Secret - the idea just came to me - so I acted immediately. I created a placeblog for my town, ala FresnoFamous, Baristanet, H20Town, etc. It's called
Forest Grove Live. Response has been very positive so far and I finish my first 4 weeks tonight with about 4500 page views. It looks promising - but won't be paying any bills for awhile. So I come in early (630) and work on it until the shop opens at 10.
It's just so hard to stay optimistic, positive, have faith, whatever you call it - especially when the stress sets in. I understand my wife is stressed - I know she's working hard - but I just don't know what to do until my lease runs out - and then I'm not sure what I'll do. I may try and sell the business - that would help. Or I may move it to a cheaper location - if i can find one. I do have a pretty loyal clientele. The thought of looking for paid work scares the bejeebus out of me as I have been out of that loop for 8yrs.