Ambitions
A lot of people start their own business because they want something badly. Often, these ambitions are very worthwhile – for example, they want to work part-time to look after their kids, or they want to be able to move to the Alps, or some other positive lifestyle change.
Sometimes the ambition is simply to make lots of money.
I don’t really have those ambitions. It is quite appealing to be able to work from home, if ever we have kids, and it’s quite appealing to be able to work from wherever… but right now neither of those things are something I really need. As for money – well, that would be appealing if I thought I could really make a fortune from the business! – but right now I’m assuming I will just scrape by, if I’m lucky.
No, the reason I’m doing it is purely to get the experience, and because I feel I’d have regretted it if I hadn’t given it a try.
This might prove to be a problem in the future, if my motivation starts to dwindle. I can imagine that it’s much easier to really push yourself if you have something to really fire you up. We’ll see. For now I have no problem because it’s interesting and I’m learning lots.