7 Entrepreneur Myths I'm Glad I Never Listened To 

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Thank you for not wasting my time

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thanks for this one!

Not an entrepreneur yet... You still can, if YOU want

I think these tips are also valuable for anyone who wants to build a career in a niche field or one that offers certain kinds of flexibility but still wants health insurance through their employer. Like someone who wants to work full time at a fully remote company (me. Lol)

i don't have any desire to start a business just now (maybe in 5-10 years) but i use that logic to stay confident in job applications and interviews. not even about kanye (who's not doing well imo) but about all the overconfident white men in power, who think they have the authority to lie and be dangerously uninformed while holding a parliament seat. no impostor syndrome allowed while these people have so much power.

You are a business owner! Own it! You go, girl!

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10/10 a business owner!! I met a start up bro who legit just opened a local restaurant and acted like he invented the idea of food. Good restaurant! I love a local restaurant, but seriously, never feel shame in calling your business what it is!!

Why does society enable those unqualified white men to get a hold of positions of power in the first place? Is just to maintain the status quo, was the system designed that way, or is it something far more sinister at play?

Well said!

Right? And I don’t know if it’s the camera, but MAN that glow!

I thought the same thing! Great hair to go with the great head on her shoulders 🙂

More people should tailor their life to their needs. Doing so while maintaining good ethical principles is no easy feat! You sound like a fantastic buisness owner 👏👏👏

🤣🤣🤣🤣right there with you also to echo Chelsea's Statement either they are getting up at 4am but take drugs during the day to function 😂😂😂😂which more so i think is the case

Agreed, at this point an MBA is useful for when you want to work corporate as a career path.

Love it! This is an important reminder!

This is a bit random, but I was watching Nick unfiltered last night and on the episode these child celebs were trying to guess other “mystery celebrities” who were hidden behind a filter. There was a teen who was overly confident in his abilities (he was doing well in his industry though) and a female celebrity over 30 who was an award nominated actresss who seemed very unconfident and unsure with her answers. Like “yeah I can consider myself an actress I guess..” It was really interesting to see that flip, and forget biological sex for a sec- usually age has something to do with feeling more secure with yourself as you go through life and gain more experiences and mature etc.

This is the patriarchy fault. I hope we can inspire women to be more assertive and confident in what they do.

@@theforensicsguy of course it is, and I agree with you! Funnily enough, one of my favourite ways to get a confidence boost (i.e. for job interviews) is to imagine myself as a privileged white male, and all of a sudden I feel like the world is my oyster 🤣

You caught that too!!!

Oh wow, it’s me.

I'm not a physician and nothing that I say can constitute medical advise in any way, shape or form, but as someone who had life long sleeping problems, yours sounds very much as a bad problem with "sleeping hygiene". We very often fuck up our sleeping patterns with bad habits such as excessive caffeine consumption, sugar addiction, blue light from screens until very late in the night, alcohol, smoking, sleep deprivation, stress, anxiety, depression and most of all the romanticization of the night life, working until late, partying until late, being a night owl and all of that nonsense.

Tia Keyaira, for decades I struggled with the same issues and internalized society’s message that I was somehow defective because I was not a morning person. My life circumstances changed and I discovered two things: (1) I suffer from clinical depression. My body chemistry works against me. Medication (generic prozac) helped immensely w/those “there’s an elephant sitting on me & I just can’t get out of bed” mornings. It was so nice to no longer wake up sad/anxious/depressed when life was going fine. (2) I am *NOT* a morning person. Even w/my depression under control, my natural energy levels are such that the analytical side of my brain works best in the early afternoon, while the creative side flourishes in mid-to-late evening. For truly out-of-box creativity, the wee hours of the morning are best for me. (Those do come w/a price for the next day, so I need to balance all considerations.) I am fortunate that my life partner understands that the fact that mornings are *his* optimal time does not also mean that mine should be the same. My unsolicited advice is this: (1) If you think depression or other mental health issues might be 🤬-ing w/your life, seek guidance. If not, cool, scratch that off your “Learn about myself” to-do list. (2) Strive to make your life work for *you*. (Re-reading your entry, it seems like maybe this is what you did. Sorry if my “Mom-sense” is stating the obvious. I just don’t want anyone to go through the years of self-shaming that I did.) Best of luck to you!

s a Piggybacking - work a 2nd or 3rd shift. Sometimes you get incentive pay.

Have a read of "Why We Sleep, Dr. Matt Walker" - He's a sleep scientist with 20+ years in the field and explains why some people are night owls, some people are morning larks. It's not uncommon or anything that needs fixing, it's just who we are. It can be detrimental to our sleep and health to force a night owl to be a morning person (and don't I know it!). The book also goes in depth about sleep hygiene, health issues etc but some people are just wired that way. I've worked for myself for nearly 20 years and being able to work into the evening and set my own schedule is the only way I can be productive, get things done and run a successful business. If that's what you need to do, embrace it!

Haha that's awesome. Knowing you've made it when you're in a crossword :D

This. It is all on you

FACTS 🙌🏾

I thought the same thing! Was wondering if she did spray tan or just hung out in the sun.

My mom took care of kids too and everything you said was true! It is the woman behind the woman who really should be the star. My mother took care care of other people's kids too. There had been so many times when the parents she worked for were supposed to come home at a certain time and of course didn't. My mother says the biggest lesson she learned from taking care of other people's children is that "having kids" should not be on a "to do list". Have children because you want to and be ready to accept the nitty gritty of life with kids...ut's okay to have a nanny help you but not okay to have nanny raise your kids.

@@mallorygraf8574 so sorry that your mom also had to go through this. I hope she is in a better position now. YESSSS the amount of times they came late was ridiculous!! and definitely agreed that is for sure the lesson that was learned. no amount of money makes you good enough to raise a child it's all about intent will and effort with love of course.

It’s amazing how many CEOs and managers are actually terrible at doing their jobs and still make so much money. It def makes entrepreneurship more appealing to me.

They only get somewhere when people are willing to work under them. If you don’t want to put up with shit and think you deserve better, hello many other industries where you have the opportunity to start at the bottom and work your way up. No degrees needed for everything. Just gotta be a little resourceful under a capitalistic society. You’re not limited to one job either. * I’m saying this unless you struggle with disability

@@violethaye6987 So true

looking on Etsy for a jewel encrusted septer to use in my life everyday ..

Utah? 😂

@@cathrynesten4364 Yes. Haha

My brother stumbled into his company. He offered to build a fence, got paid. Then asked to build a deck, got paid. My old roommate (lawyer) told him to make an LLC cause the paychecks aren’t “gig-level” anymore.

Maybe you can contact a potential professor and discuss your pathway?

@@shaquicedacosta That's a great tip!

Love this idea!!

So true! I have an MBA and I feel like I’ve learned more about business from RU-vid than from my degree 🙄🙄 and don’t get me started on the price tag 👀👀😂

@@TheOtherLizWalker realness, sometimes I feel he should ask for his money back 😂

Mint?

That’s true, in your case you probably needed more than 5k. But still, you can buy chairs and desks for 100$ a piece, and you could easily spend ten times as much, if you listen to the wrong kind of advice, like you have to impress your clients or that you need specially designed stuff. It’s usually better to start small and upgrade later when the money is coming in. It’s better to owe the banks 5k than 50 as long as you don’t know which way things will be running.

@@dorothee2314 you are right. We even had many students saying that they prefered our school because we had a fair price than going to fancy schools where they would have to pay for the expensive furniture.