I’ve been self-employed for over 20 years, most of my adult life. Part of the issue is that the lows aren’t the same for everyone. One person’s lows might be another person’s bonuses. lol.

I sure hope people don’t make the decision to start a business because it looked good on Instagram. Gah! I can’t even imagine. There’s a ton of good reasons to start a business, and a ton of reasons not to, but seems to me that seeing it on Instagram should be the bottom of the pile as far as reasons go.

Thanks for writing this. Hope it helps people look at their motivations.