Being a business owner isn’t easy. There are amazing highs, but the lows are often quite intense as well. Somedays it feels like the problems never stop – regardless of how much success you achieve. The problems just grow, evolve, morph. So we asked business owners if they sometimes wonder what it would be like to just have a regular job and have shared some of the highlights below.
Daniela Conroy
Owning your own business is as great AND as hard as everyone thinks it is. You’re accountable to only yourself. Every success and every failure falls directly on your shoulders and alters your perception of your investment and ability. Read more>>
Jennifer Barden
Being a business owner comes with it’s challenges, but I could never work a “regular” job again. As I was starting my business as a side hustle, my goal was to leave my day job as soon as humanly possible. Read more>>
Rachel Green
I LOVE being a business owner. It really was the thing that I was missing in my career for many years. The last time I thought about having a regular job would be when my little one came to me and said that he wishes I didn’t have to work so much {enter Mom Guilt}. Read more>>
Melanie Kittleson
I am happy with being a business owner, but it can be very stressful at times. I do have the flexibility when it comes to being a business owner which I like, but I do sacrifice a lot of weekends and late nights. Read more>>
LaTasha Bellamy
Being a business owner brings a level of joy that is a result of having freedom and flexibility. I actually have a regular job where I am a professor in the daytime. I get the best of both worlds in being a business owner and being an employee. Read more>>
Tisidra Jones
Recently I was actually reflecting on this. Juneteenth was approaching and my parents and siblings asked me the question they do with most holidays between February and October, “Does your boss give you the day off?” Read more>>
Adriana Moron
Yes, I am happy as a business owner, but it hasn’t always been easy. The thought of pursuing my educational career and the lure of a stress-free paycheck often cross my mind, especially when I talk to my parents. Read more>>
Evelyn Morales
As a business owner, I find deep satisfaction in the autonomy and ability to manage my time that my entrepreneurship provides me. Despite this, they face challenges during the slow seasons, especially when demand for my water self-rescue classes is affected by cold weather. Read more>>
Sarah Cronin
I am a happy, fulfilled, creative business owner 90% of the time. I enjoy the opportunity to impact all parts of my business from merchandising to marketing to accounting. I love the freedom of a non-restrictive schedule and the ability to say yes to my own ideas. Read more>>
Trang Nguyen
I have been a business owner for about 3-4 years, previously running a small pottery business. As an entrepreneur, I am passionate about choosing projects that excite me, enjoying the flexibility of both time and location. Read more>>
Dylan Huey
As a business owner, I often find myself reflecting on my journey and the choices I’ve made along the way. There’s a unique blend of exhilaration and challenge in running a business, and it definitely shapes my sense of happiness. Read more>>
Monique Elwell
In 2018, my mother, whom I adored, was suddenly diagnosed with terminal cancer and given a year and a half to live. While still digesting that news, a few months later, she tripped over something and broke her pelvis. Read more>>
Candace Parrish
I am happy as a business owner, but it is a job that never ends and I rarely get time off. People ask “Oh do you have off at all this week?” And my answer is, well there are days that I don’t have clients behind the chair, but on no client days there is administrative work, inventory, advertising, team building, and on and on and on… Read more>>
Allison Anna
I have had those turn-back moments where I thought about what it would be like to go back to a regular job. I think every entrepreneur has these thoughts a time or two (or many times). Read more>>