@ peter....well said!

Nice perspective. Been meaning to highlight these thoughts on my blog for a while. As a business owner u actually work twice as much, most times you cannot afford to close as early. Most of your weekends are spent preparing for a better weekend ahead. This post is very good for all those who are at that threshold.

True talk Dipo, very , very, very true. That's one of the reasons we do tell people not develop the language or mentality » i want to work for myself», it's a wrong or perverse mindset to become self employed or running your own business. Because such people approach to business will somehow be wrong and success is not sure.

People must have a solid principle that is guiding their approach, they must set goals for the right reasons, i will recommend anyone who is still contemplating or not sure of how to get on this journey of freedom to go and read Robert Kiyosaki «Cash Flow Quadrant» and again play cashflow 101 game well enough especially with friends who have taken a sucessful journey to freedom, make sure you understand all the principles that comes up during the game, develop your strong strategies from that sound understand, i believe a lot of solutions will come up from there. If you desire is freedom, you need to clarify freedom from what? Financial freedom or freedom from responsibility, i have seen businesses that is worst than jobs, it is more slavery than anything, people need to be careful about self employment in quote, you must get your strategies right otherwise one might end with more bondage than you set out for. PASSIVE INCOME, RESIDUAL INCOME are keywords for anyone who truly desires financial freedom to understand very well and identify vechicles that can produce such income after a few period of work and match it up with his/her personality and abilities. There are more than enough genuine and reliable opportunities available today, it couldn't be much easier for any wise person.
Basically i have just shared some of the inputs that has influenced my own successful journey so far. God bless everyone.

nice one dipo.freedom is comes with a great price.the post isnt for everyone.either way financial freedom means you work because u want to and not because u have to.u are not a wage slave.u make money work for you and u dont have to work for money...there are 5 freedoms in life-money freedom,time freedom,relatonships freedom,spiritual freedom and physical freedom..money freedom means u work becase u want to not because u have to..time freedom doesnt mean u dont work,it means that your work is your play.u savour it,u own it as in work and work doesnt own u.u feel calm and comfy taking it off as in free time here and there until u can totally forget work while your income expands and multilplies...with time and money u can pursue relationship freedom.u and your loved ones will have one of ife's precious gifts-love and ime to explore it(life).u have what others dream about-the freedom to make your commitment to your girlfriend,fiance,wife or husband,famlly and friends deep,poignant,meaningful,intimate and lastigly cherishable....now u can invest in spiritual freedom by discovering who u r in God and who God is in you...then physical freedomhealth is wealth.with time to exercise and money to buy the finest nutition supplement and healthcare,u can maintain you health for as long as possible...
all this comes with a price..i'm not there yet,i'm still working it out and i'll get there.

I understand you brother, i would have wished you narrated your own personal experience in this issue.

You've said it all, the idea of leaving your 9-5 job to Start up a business may look so fantastic and glamorous from the outside but in practical terms, it's not easy, especially when the person in question doesn't have the needed experience required for the business. Experience is required in every business

nice blog by the way

Solid piece... you definitely have more responsibility with freedom... talking from experience

Hello Dipo,

You definitely hit the nail on the head. Obviously you speak from expereinece so I trust that as this post develops you will give some helpful advice.

I am trying to go it on my own but the challenge I face now is getting financiers who are not asking for an arm and a leg in return.

Tell me, how did you handle funding for your business? I would appreciate your insight

dear dipo,
is there really an alternative to working for oneself?

me thinks that hardship is a product of the fall of man in the garden of eden. how can one experience the pains when many seek perpetual happiness, it is a mirage.

if one fails to appreciate that hardship is a necessary ingredient of success, then that person will forever be tied to the apron strings of those who can reason that out.

please dipo, we need to commit more people to enterpreneurship for the benefit of the nation but while it is very painful but with the proper mindset, it is achievable.

i see you as an example of success with minimal hardship but ask yourself, would you trade it for retaining your job in glo even with an enhanced salary? certainly not.

for those who fail to understand the import of the garden of eden experience,they are condemned to slave for those who do.

awaiting your concluding post.

balogun

just thinking about leaving my job before i got ur mail.if ur boss job cant make u leave ur job,a bastardise economy like ours could.

Thanks dipo