re: Business owners- when did you make the decision?

Was one of hardest decisions I ever made. I recall sitting in my cube fretting over it for weeks.

Worked for an insurance provider doing administration and inside sales bs right out of college. For one of the big providers. What I do now I've done since graduating high school, I own a pressure washing company. College it wasnt so serious, made cash and had a good time cleaning houses and driveways... I started back at it after my "real job" just to supplement my pay. Got to a point where I couldnt stand sitting in that cubicle any more. Also had hustled enough to where I was confident I could match my current pay. Established some good customers, a solid 10 days of straight work and then jumped. At the time I had a paid off truck, a wife with a career and her insurance. That made my decision easier. In fact still have all of those thankfully. Now things have grown substantially every year and it's definitely what I had hoped for, however took longer than I anticipated. I'm still learning every day and adapting. I anticipate I will until I hang it up. I had a 5 year vision with this, now it's looking like what I'll do until I retire. I'm making significantly more money than I ever did in the cube, my work is actually work and the stress at times is real. When your paycheck literally depends on what you do that particular day you find out what you're really made of.

If you're going to do it, do it sooner than later. I did it when my wife was pregnant. If I would of done it prior to kids, would of probably been a less stressful move.