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thank you for sharing!

• fuzzfactor 2y ago
  Howdy to Omaha ! I was born & raised to be an entrepreneur so it was no leap to know that I would do it. >very long days, etc. has always been known to come with the territory. I probably only became conscious of it as about a 12-year old, but there is a piece of advice I was well aware of by then. Of course, I wanted to take initiative but I was too young. Regardless, there is advice I always heed, and I was cognizant that my actions did not yet reflect my desires. Anyway, I was doing pretty good in my father's company at the time. Later, after college it was truly wisest to work toward employment with a multinational outfit, to become established in an industry before going out on my own. I witnessed all kinds of amazing opportunities pass me by for a number of years, I wanted to take initiative but it didn't bother me because I just couldn't afford to open up shop yet. Once I did start my company, more opportunities and more difficulties did arise than I had anticipated, but I wouldn't have done it any other way. Now with 20/20 hindsight the one piece of advice that has always been in view and seems to stand the test of time. This isn't just how I felt 6 months to a year before I left my employer, this is how I felt for decades before starting my company: Start Sooner. That's why I did manage to start it as soon as I could, and it was a tremendous advantage.