Being Your Own Boss

Some people ask me why I started my home business here (developing websites), leaving a good dayjob position for it too. Well, I wanted a flexible job, where I wouldn't be bound to strict hours or days even. I was planning a family at the time, and wanted to be able to manage my own time. Yes, I do realize some people will lecture you about how a home business is a business just like any other, and that in order to be a success, you have to actually put in even more time than if you were just a hired employee in someone else's gig.

That is true actually. The more you invest into your own venture, time-wise, the more likely you are to be making even more money. However, for some of us money is not the number one priority in life. My home enterprise is really taking off these days, as my kids are getting older and I have more time to work. Granted, for the first few years it was not as easy, and indeed fewer work hours also meant a much smaller growth rate and less profit. So what? at least I could still keep it running, even if on the back burner. Unlike a 9-5 job, where you can't just decide that you're going to put in a 20 hours work week, instead of full time, just because you feel it's the right time for you to be with your kids. See the difference? it's about independence and making your own choices. Yes, you need to realize that these choices come at a certain cost, but they also may bring you special rewards. Either way, it's up to you to make them. Not your boss.