I found this article last night, it’s called “How to Work for Yourself" during my search to answer this question: Am I a small business owner? Freelancer? Entrepreneur? Solopreneur? Self-employed? I found that article and I immediately felt seen.

Summary on WHY someone would want to work for themself: 1) to do something you’re passionate about 2) better work-life balance 3) to be your own boss 4) and earn a higher income. All seems pretty straight forward until you get to the “What To Consider” section: your motivation levels, dealing with financial uncertainty, and the one that got me: WEARING OF MULTIPLE HATS.

And man, no truer words could be spoken. I am ALL THE THINGS at SESTIVA. I didn’t know what to expect three years ago, but I have officially created EVERY SINGLE THING relating to SESTIVA. I’ve outsourced only a few pivotal things (tax filing and trademark paperwork), and I’ve used my resources and good connections to gain insight and advice from friends who are subject matter experts. But I’m the one that puts it all in place: branding, marketing, sales, accounting, operations, providing the actual service what is being sold, onboarding new clients, contracts, on and on and on. It makes me think of the children’s book “Caps For Sale” that I adored when I was little.

Through building my own business, I’ve added caps that I can

then add as a potential service to my clients.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s all hard work and that article really spoke to me in so much many ways. Validation. But when you love what you do, it never really feels like work and I’m so glad and I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to be here at this point. But time to start climbing another mountain. Keep going. Keep learning.

Which takes us back to the beginning. Am I a small business owner? Freelancer? Entrepreneur? Solopreneur? Self-employed? Truth is, I still don’t really know the answer. I’ll look more into another day. Right now I’m busy.