Hi All,
First time posting on this forum so I'll give you a bit of background.
I'm 27 year old and do train maintanence for a job.
While I don't despise my job, it's dead end, long hours, doesn't interest me in the slightest and I have to work a lot of night shifts which I know aren't good for your Heath at all. But the one benefit is that I get a lot of free time when I'm not working, I get 4 days off for every 4 days I work.
I've started two businesses in the past, and they failed badly, largely due to the fact that they Didn't follow the CENTS formula and they didn't provide any real Value, I just did what I thought was a "good idea".
Since then I've done a lot of reading, self reflection, some courses and my ideas are generally much better.
I'm very passionate about being an entrepreneur and have two ideas which I believe will provide real value to the market, can be automated and give me the lifestyle I dream of.
Here's the dilemma, I've been offered a job which is a big step up in pay (around 12,000 per year after tax) and working only day shifts through Monday to Friday.
But the hours are longer, the commute will probably be dreadful and I'll get a lot less days off.
I'm worried that I won't have any time to start my venture, but then I'm also toying with the idea that I could do that for a couple of years and use the money to fund the start of the business or save up for a deposit for a rental property.
I'm totally stuck with what to do, has anyone had any experience with making these decisions before?
Any info would be a big help!
Thank you.
First time posting on this forum so I'll give you a bit of background.
I'm 27 year old and do train maintanence for a job.
While I don't despise my job, it's dead end, long hours, doesn't interest me in the slightest and I have to work a lot of night shifts which I know aren't good for your Heath at all. But the one benefit is that I get a lot of free time when I'm not working, I get 4 days off for every 4 days I work.
I've started two businesses in the past, and they failed badly, largely due to the fact that they Didn't follow the CENTS formula and they didn't provide any real Value, I just did what I thought was a "good idea".
Since then I've done a lot of reading, self reflection, some courses and my ideas are generally much better.
I'm very passionate about being an entrepreneur and have two ideas which I believe will provide real value to the market, can be automated and give me the lifestyle I dream of.
Here's the dilemma, I've been offered a job which is a big step up in pay (around 12,000 per year after tax) and working only day shifts through Monday to Friday.
But the hours are longer, the commute will probably be dreadful and I'll get a lot less days off.
I'm worried that I won't have any time to start my venture, but then I'm also toying with the idea that I could do that for a couple of years and use the money to fund the start of the business or save up for a deposit for a rental property.
I'm totally stuck with what to do, has anyone had any experience with making these decisions before?
Any info would be a big help!
Thank you.
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