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. 

Sophia Campana

Becoming a business owner was the best decisions I ever made- even though I didn’t plan on it becoming a business, haha! I started posting YouTube videos to my Italian only audience in 2017, for the purpose of being a leader in my sport by sharing positive messages to younger gymnasts surrounding health, fun, and finding our ‘Fire Within’. Read More>>

Remington McFadden

I would say overall as a business owner I’m extremely happy! I believe that there are ups and downs that come with the journey but along the way you should always want the overall goal to be something that brings you happiness. Have I ever thought about what it would be like to have a regular job? Read More>>

Teesha Borum

I absolutely love being a business owner. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do because it suits my personality. I’ve had literal nightmares of working past jobs. But I’m filled with gratitude when I’m jolted back into reality, knowing that I get to fuse my proclivity to work alone, with my love for creating. Read More>>

Katelyn Maude Harder

Being a business owner means experiencing a wide range of emotions any given day. Gratitude can coexist with stress before a big order deadline just like the joy of hand-lettering can also end in my hand cramping up after writing 200+ guest names on a seating chart. Read More>>

Lorraine C, Ladish

Once in a while, I still toy with the idea of having a regular job, and keep in mind I’m 62 and have been working for myself for over 40 years. Of course, by now I know that I am not cut out for a regular job, and also, at my age, it would most likely be hard to be hired. Read More>>

Sabrina Currie

I am 100% happier being a business owner than an employee. It’s not that there aren’t challenges or stresses but the freedom I’ve gained is priceless. As a working mother, I spent many years working in a hospital and when my kids were sick or had special events or performances at school, I was stuck missing them or missing work. I hated that trade off. Read More>>

Alena Saz

There are definitely moments when I feel deeply fulfilled as an artist, when everything flows, and I feel completely aligned with what I’m creating. But I’ve also had moments where I’ve wondered what a more “regular” life would feel like. Read More>>

Lina Smith

As a single mother of 4, my life requires flexibility. Sometimes I really struggle financially being the sole provider for my children and I think often about giving up my passion for “regular job”, what mine and my family’s lives would look if I had a “regular job” and while financially it may be better, it would cost me things money cannot replace. Read More>>

Alexandra Diaz

Short answer, yes! Long answer, heck yeah! I love being a creative! I have never been someone who fits into the mold. Square peg, round hole? Not even close. I knew from an early age that I wanted to be an author. I loved creating stories and would develop dialogue and scenarios in my head. Read More>>

Maddie Felts

Yes, it’s just the way my brain operates so I definitely have a better time doing the job that makes me happy! I have worked quite a few regular jobs (server, auto shop, my own cleaning business, fast food) but have been working as a freelance contractor for close to a decade in event production so that is my main source of income so I can still create my crafts. To circle back- I did just have that exact thought about how Id feel working a regular job again now and my answer was a hard no. Read More>>