The first 48 hours

About three weeks ago, I started to look at what it would take for me to launch a legitimate free-lance writing business. I’ve been lucky to work with some great clients over the years, but I never pursued them. Both for-profits and nonprofits came to me with work sporadically over the years, but the sum total of that only amounted to a little extra income from time to time. I never took it seriously as a potential living. And then I started observing friends and former colleagues who have taken the leap into entrepreneurship and are very successful. They also appeared to be pretty damn happy, joyous and free. I discovered I was really freakin’ jealous of them. I want what they have.

And then I thought: “I’m a smart and talented person. I have good business sense. I am aware of tons of business resources. I know how to market myself. I know a hell of lot of people in my hometown. I am organized, tenacious and determined. I could do this.”

And THEN I thought: “Oh shit, I could really do this.” But I also realized that if I was serious about going out on my own, I couldn’t half-ass it. “Do or don’t do. There is no try.” Or whatever Yoda said.

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