Need independence!

[worktraveldream]

Thank you all for the feed back and I appreciate all the advice you guys have given me, I feel like I'm at a roadblock mentally and there's no way through it, I'm going to focus on this now and hopefully come up with something cheap to start up. Just have to figure out what it is that I want to do.. I've been thinking, more than money and more than my passions, the one and only thing I want out of my life besides lots and lots and lots of money is just being my own boss, being in charge of my own life, the idea of that just excites me! I just have to think of a way to make it happen, I hope an idea comes to me as it has come to all of you, I just hope it comes to me while I'm still young!

Also if anyone else feels like sharing how they got into the business world it would be awesome!
Thank you all again!

I'll take my chances at the risk of sounding patronising... You need to grow up a little. Reading what I have of your comments, you want to be your own boss, but you have:

1. No solid idea of what type of business;
2. No want to build your experience working for someone; and
3. A want to make "lots and lots of money" but see point 1.

You want to know how a lot of us made it into the business world... We worked out arses off (maybe not all, but the few that don't got lucky). I worked in an office for 5 years; day in day out, working harder than everyone else to climb the ladders FAST! I become one of the senior people in 2 years, and by the end of the 4rd year I had negotiated my weeks down to 30hrs with no change in pay. By the 5th year I was working from home whenever I wanted, and one day I handed in my resignation, packed my bags and left Australia. I am now a contractor for them (15-30hrs a week); travelling the world and doing other jobs as well.

20yrs old pegs you around 1991 birthdate - the entitlement generation. I'm not much older but we are worlds apart. I worked hard and succeeded.

The other thing that I find funny is you think being your own boss will mean you're in control of your life. Sometimes, running a business is like being a slave to it (not for mine, but many I encounter on a near daily basis)... My auntie runs a business and she's a stressed mess a lot of the time; my parents once owned businesses and likewise, they were constantly stressed.

I may die poor, or I may die rich - but I'm not going to live a life chasing a fantasy. Go get a job, or look for your own work on oDesk (if you really want to be your own boss); and while you're earning money (as little as it may be) start looking at how business works, and reading business books, marketing books, and sales books.

Sorry if this sounded personally attacking; but it was intended to be blunt.

[Taner]

Yeah, it was fairly blunt haha
Please don't assume I haven't worked my ass off, I'm 20 I've been working full time since I was 14, I was living away from home and had to pay rent, I eventually got a good gig doing engineering but got fired because the bosses brother wanted my job, that's when I decided I don't want to work for anyone again, it was shattering.

The reason im on these forums is because I have tried starting several businesses not for money, but for stability, I'm even working full time now, I haven't ever stopped working but at the moment I'm semi working for myself, just not getting the full benefits of it. It's more like a retail shop has been given to me for me to look after. I've just tried so many things and they haven't worked, and I really rather try everything now while the banks have nothing to take off me rather than later when I have a mortgage and things that I may lose if a business goes sour.

Im not looking for an easy way to do anything, im only asking questions to see how you guys got out of the position I'm in because no doubt, I'm sure a few other people have failed before as well.

[egrovesystems]

I am not a experienced guy to advice you but i have some ideas to share with you. Human being mind is always belongs to some motivation. We are not living without thinking in a single moment. We always think but the secret of our achievement is belonging to carry out of action in proper way to reach our goal.

We are not bringing any skills while we born in this world. All the skills are coming from our motivation and by our environment. In a sudden moment we may have some ideas but at the time your idea would not seems as worthy as to you. when you conceive your idea into a smart way of action then only it will seem you as a glittered one.

So take some rest from your thought of making money. Give some break to it then you ll get a good path for your success.

[egrovesystems]

I am not an experienced guy to advice you but i have some ideas to share with you. Human being mind is always belongs to some motivation. We are not living without thinking in a single moment. We always think but the secret of our achievement is belonging to carry out of action in proper way to reach our goal.

We are not bringing any skills while we born in this world. All the skills are coming from our motivation and by our environment. In a sudden moment we may have some ideas but at the time your idea would not seem you as worthy . when you conceive your idea into a smart way of action then only it will seem you as a glittered one.

So take some rest from your thought of making money. Give some rest to your continuous thought of making money, take some rest then a new child (idea) will born to you. then you decide to into the way with shining gold.