Thread by @iamkoshiek

Following a passion isn't always instantly financially rewarding. Crafting your dream career over time while having the fall-back of a 9-5 salary is a massive luxury.

Starting up any venture needs decent capital, a solid network, time to think and mental energy. It's hard to be creative when you're burdened by the stress of survival.

Big business starts as small business.

It might be an unassuming side hustle but it's another source of income AND it has the potential to develop into something much bigger.

It's probably the Shark Tank, IG, reality show culture where we start to believe ideas instantly meet capital.

The best way to protect your equity is to grow the business early on WITHOUT external funding. Smart people with capital will get rich off your ideas & hard work.

It's always 9 to 5 vs. being an entrepreneur

It really doesn't have to be binary. A hybrid works great. Most people focus on making money when it's better to be thinking about risk.

How do you de-risk? You make sure there's always money coming in.

Do what you need to do so that one day you can do what you want to do

Nobody wakes up one day with a powerful address book, vast sums of capital, a perfectly designed business plan & clients waiting outside the door.

Leverage the corporate job to build these assets over time. Build the war chest.

Lastly, whatever you're going through right now... someone else has already felt the same, fought the same battles & have overcome the same challenges.

Leverage their experiences & learnings.

You're not alone.