Feeling Deflated?

It's the middle of the week and already it's been an interesting one.  There's a couple of buzzes in the air.  The one I'm feeling today, with the 60 degree temperature, is spring.  It's a welcome change because the one going around earlier this week seemed to smell a bit of defeat.

It's tax time and my first without a steady job.  All of the sudden I became flooded with doubt about what I'm doing.  Obviously, I'm not making as much money as I did in an office.  I knew this would be the case.  But there's something about being confronted with the financials that's jarring.  It's also been nine months (!!!) since I left the safety of a steady paycheck, so I'm forgetting the horrible feelings that made me leave in the first place.  It's an interesting thing, time.

In speaking with a couple friends, I wasn't alone.  The economy is a little scary.  Going out on your own is a little scary.  But them together and you've got a whole lot of scary.  I then spoke with a couple people who I consider successful - they have thriving business and love what they do on their day-to-day.  They're confident and happy and have a stable work life.  And the shocking thing (to me) is that they've all felt this way.  It's encouraging to know.  In fact, I can hardly believe that's the case.

The thing to remember is that everyone had to start somewhere.  No one wakes up one day starts their own business and instantly becomes a successful millionaire. The time it takes foster and grow your pursuits is real.  Some days I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing and on others I feel like I've been at it forever.  It's all par for the course. 

Even more encouraging, most the people I know who have their own successful careers, doing what they love for a living, only started within the past few years.  Quitters never win.