23. Starting my Own Business

Regular work wasn’t for me. I’m one of those people who doesn’t like to be told what to do. I can’t stand the 9 to 5 kind of job. It just drives me crazy and completely depresses me. Some people can take it, I just can’t.

I’ve done it and have had many jobs, from the time I could start to work, until today. I have been an employee to all sorts of different bosses… It just wasn’t for me. Controlling, micromanaging, stuffy, cheap or greedy… They all had something that just would make me tick.

Deep inside I always knew I was an entrepreneur. That’s the definition of an entrepreneur. Someone that can’t stand the stuffiness of the regular work and has the drive to do and be more and different. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its hardships or tough times.. because let me tell you, it does. But it’s thrilling and makes every nerve ending work and tickle you.

I hadn’t gone to school… Often I felt like an imposter. Like I didn’t deserve this position, because I didn’t have THE DEGREE to be legitimate. I felt unworthy to be able to succeed. But everyone must live and eat. So, I gave it my all.

My grand Father once told me: “The future belongs to the ones who wake up early and work hard!” Well, that didn’t land in a deaf ear. I hadn’t finished my college degree, I only had a high school degree and a strong will to succeed. I decided to take a private course and pay for it, in a country where most studies are free. After my travels I took another course, to start my own business and I was off with my will and determination to succeed. I was going to work. There were no other ways around it. I had tried the school way and it just wasn’t for me. I’m probably an undiagnosed ADHD, you’ll say, but it felt like a massive waste of time for me.

The way in life is different for everyone. You will reach your path at your own pace, at your own rhythm, and with your own unique set of skills. You simply have to believe in yourself and believe in the path you are meant to follow. That Little voice inside you, you really must learn to listen to it. It sometimes shouts at you and sometimes it only whispers the faintest of voice that we barely understand its meaning. It will find you. Being a lawyer or a doctor is not for everyone… Being in school for hours, months and years on end, can kill someone more than give them wings. But if your mission is to save people’s lives and that this need is stronger than your hate for school, you’ll just have to persevere. Either way, you’ll have to persevere in something, at some point in life. Life is made of ups and downs, easier and tougher times, but that's just what life is. In the end, it brings you joy and happiness. Simply believe in yourself! You deserve it.