Realistically, how likely are you to make it as an entrepreneur?

[Harmony342]

Is there a harsh reality out there that I'm about to get my dreams crushed or is it worth really doing if you're passionate about something?

[Jacob Morres]

Statistically only a certain % of people lose weight & 1/3 are obese

50% have  $0 in their bank account

The average exam taker, gets low grades in easy classes due to a lack of know how 

Few achieve a certain rank in a video game even though it requires very basic fundamentals. The top 8% of overwatch players are not doing anything special, they are just applying the basics 

The way i see it, is that almost all things are very achievable through desire, and the manifestation of the desire (however you describe that into fruition aka. Work) and a willingness to change. 

it's not random to succeed very well in these things. The average person is not driven enough to succeed at these things, or has limiting beliefs about the possibilities so it never comes to fruition. 

You are NOT a statistic 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Jacob Morres

[Guest SirVladimir]

How can you fail if you never stop?

[supremeyingyang]

@Jacob Morres

'You are not a Statistic!'

I love that Post! Statistics is just the beginning of Strategizing to me. You ask yorself why is it that 90% of businesses fail? Then you study the biggest traps and plan how to avoid them (hint: in 99% of the cases you find Tutorials to everything you need for free).

 

17 hours ago, Harmony342 said:

Is there a harsh reality out there that I'm about to get my dreams crushed or is it worth really doing if you're passionate about something?

It's both. You have a Dream you know you NEED to follow throw, it gets chrushed by reality and you adapt your Dreams to the Reality. Then you keep pushing all the way to the end. Maybe you'll succeed, maybe not. But you learn a lot on the run.

 

Edited August 30, 2020 by supremeyingyang

[Investing_in_myself]

Failure is a short-term view. On the long run you cannot fail. It's "build-test-learn-rebuild" and so on. The average people call it "failure". The entrepreneur calls it "test-learn-rebuild".

[Yarco]

What does "make it" mean to you?

Can you make enough of a living to be comfortable? Yeah that's pretty easy

Are you going to bring home $100k/yr after taxes and expenses? That's a lot harder.

I've been working from home as a freelancer full-time since 2017. Last year I brought home just over $30k, working an average of 2 - 4 hours per day.

If I wanted to work harder I'm sure I could scale it to a lot more than that. I also have a partner with a well-paying job so I have more security to take the risk than most people might.

To me I've "made it", I can wake up, write for 2 hours, and make $100+ per day. Then I have the rest of the day to pursue other business ideas, or the freedom to just watch Youtube videos or play video games all day if I want. Of course sometimes I feel inadaquate, especially being the guy and having a wife that earns more money than me. But the plan is for me to eventually be a stay-at-home dad anyway.

I think it's easier to make a living doing what you love, or re-train into a new career using only free info online, than ever before.

[electroBeam]

Way Way Way higher than your chances of self actualizing. 

Especially by the way you're asking the question lol. 

Edited August 31, 2020 by electroBeam

[Average Investor]

Perseverance makes all the difference. I dropped my last business with little money and scrounged up as much cash as I could by mowing a lawn and etc. Worked really hard to get it gong, but I for sure have an advantage with my living expenses etc. I would do the same thing living out of my car if I had to though.