Prioritize

It's been an odd week personally. I've been balancing a few financial struggles since I was between jobs for 6 weeks last fall and have basically had to play catch-up since. With holiday gifts, license plate registration, losing and repurchasing eye glasses twice, car repairs and a speeding ticket I've had a string of bad luck that has kept me from saving much and paying off debt.

So, I made the decision to take a second job and focus on bettering my situation. After applying, interviewing and being hired at a local fitness center I thought I was prepared to play both the role of entrepreneur and employee. As it turns out, I arrived at training and realized otherwise.

There is nothing worse than a true gut check; one that is so uncomfortable that you physically feel sick is hard to ignore. While training for the new job, I felt just that. It was a step back personally, was not related to my career and was a temporary solution to a temporary problem. I realized I was biting off more than was necessary when I starred at a calendar and saw the nearly 70 hours of my week blocked off for work.

I came to the conclusion that if I am to work 70 hours, it should be on getting this company further off the ground. We're making great progress right now and signs of getting into the market are beginning to feel more real. If I can hold off and manage my finances closely for a few more months while working exclusively on the company I will see commission by Spring.

Sometimes it takes getting all the way up until the last second to realize that a perceived good idea is really a bad one. I'm happy I've listened to my gut and have even found a less time consuming and stressful manner (legal of course!) to make some extra cash for awhile. Sometimes your instincts are your wisest mentor.