Every week,
I hear either a future entrepreneur
or
a future writer
say they’re going to quit their day job
and start a business
or write a book.
Please reconsider this.
The reason I say this
isn’t only about cash flow
(very few writers or businesses
make money in the first
couple of years).
It’s about you.
You’re not mentally ready.
If you were mentally ready,
you would find the time
in your already busy day
to work on your novel/business.
When I decided,
truly decided to become
a writer,
I was working 70 hours a week
at the day job,
had the same family/friend obligations
as everyone else,
and I still found time to write.
Why?
Because it was a priority for me.
I’m glad I did
because now
I’m working 70 hours a week
PLUS
at the writing business.
If it isn’t yet a priority for you,
it likely isn’t time
to start that business
or write that novel.
Don’t quit your day job
to START a business
or write a novel.
Quit it
because your business
or writing career
has grown larger
than part time.