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Writer's pictureEmily Hefta

Working through the tunnel


There is a saying "light at the end of the tunnel", but when you're an entrepreneur, what is the "light"? Is it a big payday, someone buying your company outright, your dream house, transitioning from your 9-5, financial freedom, retiring at a young age? What is it? For me, it would be waking up every day getting to create for the rest of my life and never having to work another corporate job again, but that really depends on YOU and the people that believe in me.





I use to want to climb the corporate ladder and be a "boss babe", but I realized as I got older that that idea what just implanted in me by society (trust me, I'm not trying to get into some politically correct conversation, so don't misread this) but it's not what I really wanted. I think I had this façade that the top of the ladder would be freedom, but unless I'm literally the owner of the company, there is no freedom truly in just being the CEO at the very top. Sure, you may get some extra days off or some insanely unjustifiable salary, yet at the end of the day, you're still replaceable. The CEO still has orders and demands that they have to fulfill. Who wants that? I mean, I know some people want that because that's just the way their personality is, but yuck, I can't even fathom. Now, if you are a CEO or someone at the executive level reading this, please don't think it's my intent to bash you - I know some of you really earned your title and your position, but it's just not for me! To each their own, am I right?





I would much rather the saying be "there is light throughout the tunnel" because when I hear "at the end", my mind wants to think that it's over, finito. I don't believe there will be an end of the tunnel for me or at least not just one end. I guess you could say my first end of the tunnel would be just selling one of my pieces. That's my only goal for the rest of the year and I bet I will feel like $1,000 bucks when it happens.





So for now, I'm working through the tunnel, until I see the light at my first end.





Sincerely,


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