Being an Entrepreneur Sucks

Guest Post by Josh Reif, Entrepreneur

BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR SUCKS
(but I love it anyway)

Real talk right here. Most people are trying to sell you stuff. They paint a glorious picture of their lavish laptop lifestyle. They don't want you to see behind the curtain. All the times they failed. All the doubt and shame they felt. How hard it really is. Because it's tough to sell the blood, sweat, and tears. Selling the dream of quick money is a lot easier.

You see these posts and it's demoralizing because you feel like you're the only one stuck, not succeeding, not making that easy million.

So today, for me at least, I'm going to rip that curtain off.

I am broke. This is embarrassing to admit, but it's the truth. The good news is, I won’t be broke for long. I’m hustling and I’ve finally found the right people to learn from. It's only a matter of time before I make it.

I wanted to wait until I was successful so I could tell my "story" of how I "made it". But, that's a cop out. That's an easy story to tell. This one's not.

I don't have a sob story. I grew up a white upper-class kid with everything handed to me. In some ways, that story is harder to tell because it wasn't a struggle at all. But now it is. No, I'm not homeless. This isn't a dire struggle to eat or feed a family. But it's a struggle of a different kind. A struggle to be great. To create a legacy. To be financially stable and free.

I made a big mistake. I went to medical school and got myself 150K in debt. After 20 years of busting my butt in school, I finally admitted to myself that my heart wasn't in it. I was meant to be an entrepreneur.

These last 4 years have been tough. I've dropped 5K and worked crazy hard to make it as an entrepreneur. I've "started" and quickly closed 5 businesses. I've made about $500 in total. But I didn't lack hustle. I lacked clarity. I was hustling on the wrong things.

I've finally found what's missing though. I needed a high-demand skill. I needed to level up. It's only been a week and I already see massive demand for my new skill. I've taken LOTS of courses, but almost nobody talks about this.

I'm going to change that. I’m going to build something great and I want you to be a part of it. I want to help you take your skills to the next level. I don't want to create just another "entrepreneur" group. My new group will be laser-focused on skill-building more than any group you’ve ever joined.

You can find my facebook group here: https://www.facebook. com/groups/ digitalskillsforentrepreneurs/


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