What even is a “regular” job? Semantics aside, the heart of our question is about those moments when the stress of entrepreneurship is mounting – do you ever sit back and wonder what if you had just been working for someone else, what life would have been like without all the stress?

Mai Trabue

Being a business owner has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I am incredibly proud of what I have built and feel truly happy, blessed, and grateful for how far I have come. However, there are moments when I miss the structure of a regular job—the built-in work family that shares your daily experiences and supports you in ways that are different from being a business owner. Read more>>

Naomi Clement

To be honest, I was a pretty reluctant entrepreneur—I really resisted the idea of being my own boss and running a business. I’m a pretty risk-averse person, and as a single human, it always felt really scary to run a business. But I find it suits me pretty darn well! While there are certainly times that I wish I had a regular job, and had someone telling me what to do, I definitely couldn’t go back to that. I love the flexibility and creativity of running my own business. Read more>>

Riena Conrad

After earning money with my business it made me realize that it should not take an hour to make 20$+. I’ve had plenty regular jobs. I’m a registered Medical Assistant/phlebotomist, cake decorator, med tech. Regular jobs feel slow to me physically and financially while also taking up too much of my time in the week. 40+ hours of my time is not worth the pay for any of the regular jobs I’ve had. Read more>>

Janiece Jenkins

I am happy as a business owner. I did not plan to quit my previous job, so when it happened, entrepreneurship was not on my mind. I thought I would start applying and transition into another job, but that was far from what happened. I was freelancing on the side, so I didn’t think anything of it when I found myself attracting client after client. Read more>>