When they tell you to go get a real job

"Go get a real job." "Quit playing around." "You're going to fail." 😔 Imagine trying to start a business and be an entrepreneur while hearing this kind of talk from your closest family or friends. It can stop you dead in your tracks and could mean the difference between progress, or giving back and going back to something that finally satisfies them.

This is all too common, which is why a recent comment led me to film this video for you, which should help you through some of these extremely tough moments in our entrepreneurial journey.

Let's talk about it.

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[peace.n.blessings]

When the business MAKES money 💰. People’s mindset changes

[theoutsiderjess]

This is honestly why I don't tell people especially family what I'm going to do. I will rather prove it to myself that I can do it rather than having family tell me what I should do and tell me im making a mistake when I want to forge my own path

[amazingmrjesse]

Pat, you couldn't have put this video out at a better time for me. I am constantly bombarded from my wife about how im not an entrepreneur because i don't have a successful business. I keep telling her that just because its not successful " yet" doesn't mean im not an entrepreneur. I have failed many start-ups to get to this point but its hard to hear from someone you love that your not what you want to be. Thank you for these 5 tips to keep my spirits up about my dream.

[ryandesantis]

Pro tip > Don't tell anyone. It does not concern them.

If you have supportive/open minded people around you, then go ahead and tell them, but don't overdo it.

If you have psychologically toxic people around you at work, and this includes family and people you have known for years, do not tell them.

Limit the flow of information, and imagine you are a government organization that has classified information and clearance levels haha
Everything is on a Need to know basis. > If they don't need to know it, they don't need to know it.

This in my view is the best way of going about things if you are in the latter situation, because at a minimum people around you will say a comment here or there, at a moderate level do it on a daily/regular basis, and at the worst case try to sabotage you.

[thesgamers]

Thank you pat .I'm 19 year old college student work on my website business but my friend always make fun of me saying "you're wasting your time', "You will fail miserably in life " .But I want to create financial freedom so that I don't need to struggle for money in life . I don't want to go for job because everybody is doing same(looking for safe job) not building anything of his own and later blame government for unemployment in country .

[LowDoughTech]

The proper response to "You're wasting your time."

"It's my time to waste as I see fit."

[TomTom]

Been thinking about starting a small business lately ... then this gets reccomended?

Thank You, Almighty YouTube Algorithm.

(And thank you, Pat!)

[pilotpeego]

Crabs in a barrel.😂 Yes sir, there's no shortage of haters.

[margaretmclaren]

My family has been supportive, except for when it comes to treating online business like "real" work. Since I don't leave the house and I don't have a dedicated office they frequently treat my work like it's just something I'm doing for fun. It's my biggest hurdle right now.

#teamflynnforthewin

[ParmyBaddhan]

Great advice from Pat as usual and the back to the future reference warms my 1.21 gigawatts heart. I equate the entrepreneurial journey to that of the hero's journey. Every hero needs to learn how to master their skills in order to achieve their goal and so do you.

[MattWebbDesign]

Pat, thank you for this! I've learned through years of false starts and failures that I must work through my own negative self-talk, before I can deal with others. Action is the best antidote to fear.

[hamensoft]

Take up one idea


*Make that one idea your life--think of it*
dream of it, *live on that idea*


Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success

[fabiGBOtown]

Omg. Thank you for this video! Not because it was inspired by my comment but it is exactly what I needed to hear. Made me feel so much better and gave me actionable advice. Thank you Pat

[RobertGossCreator]

First of all you're doing it for you not anyone else. I couldn't care less what people think about what I do. The key to being successful is to surrounded with people doing the same thing your are we doing

Pat if it's not a spouse I don't feel you owe anymore a reason why I'm doing what I do

[adamdittrichone]

After 15 years as an entrepreneur I’m sometimes still struggling to find the right people to surround myself with that share my passion and my vision. you are not alone

[samueljh]

I know my mom means well, but almost every time we talk, she berates my career choice of being an entrepreneur. She loves telling me I should get a job with benefits and a pension, to go back to school to be a lawyer, accountant, doctor or to graduate with an Then she wonders why I don't call her. My wife, on the other hand, supported me since day ONE. I knew I married her for a reason! I go to networking meetings for online entrepreneurs, read books and blogs and take courses in online business to stay motivated.

[BobbyGailey]

It's interesting, my friends and family are always saying positive things, but I can tell they are just doing it to sound encouraging. They really don't show any interest or actions that they really believe in me. Example: My wife says positive things: Good job honey, I'm happy for you, that's good, etc. When I go to actually show her, she just stares at it and doesn't help with feedback, or anything else. My friend always talk about how they want to run their own businesses, but don't really care to talk about it any more than that.

[FutureBusinessTech]

I love this video, Pat. I think one important source of the criticism stems from people not imagining that someone is capable of succeeding in a particular type of entrepreneurship effort. For example, some people would feel extremely weird and uncomfortable about themselves if someone they know who had a speech impediment most of their life has the audacity to start a YouTube channel and a podcast. Or someone with way less education than them decides to start an education company. We might as well live up to our fullest potential and not give much importance to what those types of people are saying.

[pokekaynono]

I must say the videos are unbelievable and are subjects that play close to the heart. Hitting it out of the Park...thank you! You are truly inspirational.

[KevinCrowe]

Really needed this today, Pat. Thanks!