Why Non-Entrepreneurs Will Never Understand You

Back when I graduated in 2006, from College the term entrepreneur was something foreign to me.As an elective I took this class on Entrepreneurship. I had been taught that you go to school, get a job and work doing something you may hate for the rest of your life (or whatever job paid well).The thought of being an entrepreneur never really came into play as a "do-able" thing until I started dating my now husband. He was from a family of entrepreneurs, so it was just in him. His grandmother had her own salon, an uncle of his had a shoe shining business and my husband (boyfriend at the time) was a graphic artist and had a business.The thought of actually doing something "you love" and getting paid for it was a fairly new concept for me and hard to grasp. I had always loved writing and wanted to go into Journalism or major in Creative Writing mid-way through College, but decided I was not about to change majors to be in school another 1 1/2 possibly.

My mindset was just totally different than it is today.

Those that I speak to usually about my vintage shops on Etsy or being a writer, usually have that far off mindset that I used to have. Or to them, it's like that's a nice hobby.However, sadly it's usually those closest to you who just won't get it.Even if you break it down to them, it's still usually such a far-fetched, far out sounding thing for them. Some may even think you've lost your mind.Although I have two shops, am working on a second novel (I self-published the first back in 2017) and blog I still get from family and friends. "Hey are you still doing that thing with old stuff?" or "Are you still doing you're writing thing?"I may have a handful of people who really get and support what I do. It used to bother me that some family and friends didn't take me seriously, but now nearly 2 1/2 years into it with my vintage shops (Dear Alice Co. and Blu-83 Vintage) and after being a blogger for nearly 10 years now it doesn't bother me as much.

Being an entrepreneur is truly a mindset.

Some people will get what it is you're doing, some people won't.Yes it's a struggle. Yes, it's hard. Yes, I have a College degree and could easily apply for jobs in the field I majored in.But at the end of the day, If you love what you do and you're happy....that's really what life's about isn't it?