On Becoming an Entrepreneur [0803.1999]

It's 1:16 in the morning. I'm supposed to be at work at 8:30. I don't know whether I'll make it.

I just got off the phone with Lori. I guess I was looking for support, and she kept asking critical questions about what I wanted to do. It pissed me off at first, but - as usual, abrasive as it may be - she's got a point. If I can't take a little criticism over the phone, how am I going to handle what the real world throws at me?

It comes down to having faith in myself. I can rest assured that most people are going to tell me I'm crazy. They're not going to believe I can run my own business, meet the challenges the world offers, and come out ahead. I'm probably not going to have a lot of people believing in me, and I've got to be willing to accept that. I've got to have enough belief for everyone. :)

I need to quit my job. As always, it's a terrifying prospect. But I have to have faith in myself and know I can do this.

It's funny, but all those little inspirational quotes don't mean much until you're ready to take the plunge and do what you really want to do. Now they start to mean something.

I'm going to bed.