Be Your Own Boss

When I think back to my childhood years, a lot of memories surface. One thing I remember about my father is that he was always looking for different entrepreneurship opportunities. He despised having a boss or board or anyone telling him what, when, and how to do things! (For some reason he didn't even like it when my mother tried to tell him what to do... ;P)

There are a few of his endeavors that stand out in particular. The first was an e-mall sort of website. Each member of our family had a page that sold a different type of item. I think I chose like books and CDs or something, because I had always loved literature and music... Another time he built and managed websites for different small companies. I remember he needed a graphic of the state of Ohio and he just couldn't find one that he liked, so he had me draw it. I was very proud to see my own artwork in use, which helped fuel my creative passions...

Anyways, my point is that I think this desire to be independent of authority has been passed on to me. I never really had a desire to work under anyone. Whenever I pictured my future, I was always in charge of my own work. For example, I wanted to be a teacher at my own preschool. That was one of my very first dreams. I also wanted to own a bakery business. I wanted to be an artist. Went back to teaching. Now I want more than anything to have my own photography business. I don't know why it took me this long, but I honestly just recently realized the trend of the desire to be my own boss.

Perhaps it is because I never really had a job until a few months ago. I mean, I babysat and ages ago I had a little paper route. But until I had to be somewhere from *this time* to *this time* and all of the time in between was filled with doing things that *someone else* told me to do, I guess I had no reason to realize that trend. I mean, I am not a total anarchist, but personally I just don't like being told what to do. I like to spend my time my own way, you know? Okay, so perhaps that sounds a bit childish, but I want to be in charge of my own affairs and that's just how I am.

So, in the end, I think I have to end up working for myself. I don't think there is any way to avoid it, really. It's in my blood.

"The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it."
~ Debbi Fields