I love the struggle

As I finished up my last post, I had another thought - the struggle is one of the best parts of being an entrepreneur. Obviously, if it was easy everyone would do it. I enjoy the worrying and the stress because I know that in the end it makes me better.

Last week I met with Joe and he and I discussed how being entrepreneurs really separated us from people who worked. Not separated in the sense that we were better, just separated us because of how different we are. My friends who have steady jobs look at me like I'm crazy for quitting a steady job to start a business. And Joe and I agreed, that the best part is that we look at them as being equally crazy for leaving their futures in the hands of someone else. No one is right or wrong, but it definitely makes us different.

The biggest difference, Joe and I discussed, is that they can't possibly relate to the struggle. They don't know the same feeling of having to worry about how they are going to eat this month, or pay rent, or pay their staff, or pay health insurance because business is bad. That stress and struggle makes me a better person. Going through struggles like that stick with you even when you become as successful as someone like Joe, and it gives you an appreciation for what you currently have.