I’m a film/media composer.
Every entrepreneur thinks about quitting. I have thought about quitting myself a lot too, but crawled back out of that every time so far.
This time I am however again really thinking about just finding a fun regular job.
The issue for me is having no self-control/discipline. So i just get distracted by other things like tv/gaming. I’ve tried every self-help book, every tip or trick there is, but in the end i always have these periods where i don’t have many gigs, i should be finding new gigs, but i just can’t get myself to do it.
I’m still nowhere making consistent money. I know i have the skills to do it, but if i keep getting distracted with weeks of not doing anything, is it even worth pursuing?
Isn’t a regular job, where someone tells you what to do just better cut out for me? Having someone accountable for what i do?
What are your experiences/advice on this matter?
Maybe it’s a time and season sort of thing. Maybe this isn’t the best time in your life to be doing your own thing. Having a little structure from a regular job might be a good way to ensure you keep a roof over your head (or bills paid etc.). And then you never know maybe in a year or 2 you’ll feel a little more motivated and ready to strike out on your own again.
If you go the job route, I’d recommend getting a job in film/media to keep raising your XP, you can also keep your own biz and still do side work so that you are still building your personal portfolio and brand, so when/if you decide to go back to FT entrepreneur, you’re business isn’t too stagnant.
It can be really hard to stay motivated, especially when you don’t have many external motivators. I’ve struggled with it too. I might suggest the Pomodoro method, a weirdly named method where you basically set a 25 min timer, where you cannot do anything except the task in front of you, if you slip up and start looking at your phone or read an email, you start over. You’re goal is 25 minutes of uninterrupted work, when the timer goes off. You set a 5-10 min timer for a break, play a video game, surf your phone, grab a snack, when the break timer goes off, start another 25 min work timer and repeat.
You’ll be shocked how much you can accomplish in 1 “pomodoro”, string a few together through out the day and you’ll have some really productive days. The concept seems to work for me bc I can’t stay motivated all day, but if I force myself, I can focus for 25 minutes.
Either way, best of luck!