Sometimes I just stop and realize that I am living the dream and this is really happening.
During the Democratic National Convention there was lots of talk about the American Dream. It is a dream that is getting harder and harder to realize. Somehow, during a very tumultuous time in our nation I have been fortunate / lucky enough to carve out my piece of the dream.
Sure, there are challenges. We have more debt than I am comfortable with. Raising 4 small children is stressful and tough on a marriage. There is no guarantee that I will be able to pay my mortgage in two months. Oh, and I spend too many hours a week working.
Most of my worries come from life as an entrepreneur. I am going all in on an idea and hard work. I could lose it all, but there could also be a huge upside at the end. There is no guarantee in this country that your ideas will be any good or that your execution will be sufficient, but this is supposed to be the land of opportunity. I have an opportunity and I am taking it.
Many of the DNC speeches mentioned that “opportunity” is getting harder and harder to come by. I believe that is true. Knowing that makes me all the more grateful that I am able to do this.
In September, my idea will launch. If I am successful it will mean that I will be working harder and longer in multiple directions at once. It is not an easy life, but it is the life I want; the life I have been dreaming about and working towards for years.
Right now I am sitting in my office (kindly provided by Chuck and his new startup). I am working to make statzen.com ready to launch. I am working on designs, business cards, and marketing strategies while fixing bugs, adding features, and tuning the servers. I am getting to practice a wide skill set that I have developed over years working jobs that would get me closer to this point. I am doing what I love and I am loving what I do. Sometimes I forget to be grateful for this opportunity, but not today.
