I Had a Dream…

I had a dream. To be an entrepreneur. At first, that meant I didn’t have to answer to a boss, that I could work on what I wanted to work on, that I could be creative in one moment and administrative in the next. And then I had a business, though not fully mine.

The work was fantastic and hard. Creating my own marketing campaigns, tracking the books, building friendships with people I probably wouldn’t have met, talking to people when I didn’t feel like it, commanding a room full of strangers to communicate a message, and worrying that these strangers thought I was full of shit. 

At first, it was our side money, but then it became our primary money. The pressure was on. What I had initially loved about having a business now became a chore. I missed the 9-5 where my boss told me what to do. I wasn’t responsible for revenue, As long as I did my portion of the work, I would receive my predictable paycheck every other week. 

Yet here I am again. Starting a business. But this time, it’s entirely my own. Exciting because the decisions and changes I feel necessary to make can happen immediately. Frightening because all the decisions are reliant on me. And then I realize, that’s not really true.

I have the absolute, best mentor anyone could possibly hire, and he’s offered to work with me for free. God. We chat every morning and throughout the day as I ask him, “how do I do this?!”

As I rely on God’s word to encourage me through this adventure, what truly is the worse that could happen?  Psalm 121:7-8 says, The Lord will keep you from ALL harm – he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your COMING and GOING both NOW and FOREVERMORE.

I also have a community of people around me that are rooting for me. I keep their smiles and cheers in the forefront of my mind when I start to feel lost and defeated.

Every adventure comes with the fun and boring, the easy and hard. As my mom would say, “if you no go, den you dunno.” 

I’m in great hands. So here’s to having a dream.

Do you have a dream that is begging you to mold it into a real life business?