Business

Being an entrepreneur is difficult. Any student who has attempted to start a business they believe will turn into an extra source of income can appreciate this. It's surprising sometimes how difficult customers can be, even in the incredibly-informal and dirt-cheap area of college student work.

It's a constant back-and-forth between whether it's worth the time investment it takes from one's studies; we juggle the value of being a proprietor on a resume, the value of a high GPA, the value of the additional income, the potential that exists for a full-time job being one's own boss right out of college...the list goes on and on.

But we all have a drive that is difficult to define. We want. We push. It's nearly impossible to go a full day without thinking about another way to push the limits of our business.

It only takes one measly little sale, whether there be a $5 economic profit or a $1000 economic profit. For new businesspeople, it's a confirmation of the ability you believe you have when a customer is happy to have your help with something. The positive reinforcement from experiences like that is elating.

And yet...it comes back to a struggle when we spend too much time on one project and don't have an adequate payout, or when our invested time in the venture interferes with other very important aspects of our lives...our free time, our relationships, our schoolwork...our futures.

I continue to discover that it is at once the most wonderful and terrible of things, this entrepreneurial spirit in me.

Oh, BTW I just posted a coupon for my business. Enjoy!

~Micah