Pathetic

Pathetic.

That's what my wife just called the business I'm currently focusing on. She said it was a pathetic way to make a living.

Now in any startup, an entrepreneur would definitely face challenges and adversity. It is not uncommon to encounter ridicule, especially if your idea is not as mainstream a business concept as would be considered by many. Hence, I tried to anticipate this attitude of my family, and I tried to be reasonable in addressing this.

It's very unfortunate that I come from a family of non-entrepreneurs. Members of my family, both my parents and siblings, and now my wife, are more into a stable means of making a living. They want jobs. They want security. Even signing up for under-paying over-loading jobs would be all right, just to make ends meet.

But I'm fed up with having to time in and out at the office at given times of the day. I'm fed up with the limited salary and paltry benefits I receive. I thought I must act, and this I must do NOW if I intend to take off sooner.

An entrepreneur should expect support from his/her own family. And it is quite painful for one to experience not being appreciated.