**Thinking About Leaving Your 9-5? This Is for You **
If you’re an entrepreneur—or thinking of making the leap—it’s easy to get swept up in the glamorous side of entrepreneurship. We hear stories of “work-life balance” and the fabled “4-hour work week” all the time.
But here’s the truth: no one gets there without first grinding through 15-16 hour days, often for years—unless they had a head start most of us don’t have.
This narrative can be incredibly misleading to aspiring entrepreneurs. It creates unnecessary stress when you’re not able to achieve work-life balance in the early stages of your journey.
Because in reality, entrepreneurship is built on trials, errors, and perseverance.
For many, posting that first social media update is a major achievement before going live like a pro.
Making your first $1,000 in revenue is a big win before you hit $10,000.
Handing out a business card at your first networking event is a huge milestone before you operate entirely without one.
A $5 coffee can feel like a luxury before you’re dining at gourmet restaurants.
And let’s be real—one phone call to a potential client is intimidating before you’ve built a loyal fanbase.
So before selling the dream, let’s share the real struggles.
The strategy—and effort—needed to build a $10,000 business is completely different from scaling a million-dollar enterprise.
You can’t preach a million-dollar lifestyle to someone still building their first $100 product.
So to all the budding entrepreneurs out there… get ready for the hard work. It’s going to be longer than your 9-5. But the difference? The fire inside you to make it happen.
**Reality vs. Lofty Ideals—The Choice is Yours.**
With love,
Manna 🙏