Today is 3-year anniversary of me going out on my own.
So, 3 learnings from this stint:
1. If you are high agency, have worked hard in your jobs in the past, and have a bit of savings (at least a year), you are going to do almost fine. I did not need savings, thank God, but just the fact they existed helped me from making desperate decisions.
2. The life of an artist is different from the life of an entrepreneur, with a little Venn overlap. My active choice is the former. You have to keep reminding yourself which one is yours.
3. The best thing going out on your own is you can go 5X your usual speed or slow down just because you want to. The self-confidence that you build through your skill eventually helps you in deciding your attitude too.
Thanks to everyone who chose to work with me, buy my books, refer me to beautiful opportunities, and still continues to do all of these. You bring food on my table and peace to our entire family. And for that, I am truly, truly grateful.
