First it started as a hobby... then comes the rocky road.
I have been reading lots of self-employed stories recently. Mostly motivated by this lovely book, Escape from cubicle nation
I thought I was so lonely and kinda silly to realize my dream. It was like walking into the no man land. I do things alone most of the time. I email / blog / source materials / design alone. I make jewelry alone (to compensate, I turn on Discovery channels to make sounds.) Everyone is saying you are so blissful to be a housewife and make jewelry to sell (To sell does not mean sellable!?). I can only swallow my bitter. It takes lots of work to get one sale!!! Moreover, I worried a lot and here are some of them.
1) I do not return to be the corporate world, I will be jobless forever.
2) I will be regretted when I am 40s.
3) I feel lack of confidence / self esteem in front of my umates / ex colleagues / friends who have their gold plated job titles and lavish lifestyle.
4) Money... though I will not starved to death, I miss my fancy shoes and dresses sometimes.
To feel much better, I search for other man in the world.
{Photo credit: SharonMontrose's photography}
Sharon Montrose
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Bess from The English Muffin Blog
Nichole from Make it Lovely. A day in the life.
I know how you feel. I just became a freelance illustrator and now work out of my apartment. I also turn on the television just to pretend there are other people in the house. Don't worry, there's a whole community of self-employed artists out there.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading the book too !! it's courageous to keep us moving on with our striving "inner tiger" ! there're different nations, we're just migrating from the cubicle's to a more lively self-exploratory community. :D
ReplyDeleteGood on you for chasing your dreams! x
ReplyDeleteMME, thanks for sharing your experience.
ReplyDeleteFiona, let's talk about it when we meet next time :)
Kellie, I love your blog a lot. So pretty!