Being an Entrepreneur during COVID-19 sucks ass.

Being an entrepreneur during Covid-19 completely, and utterly sucks ass. I know that I preach about remaining positive, and I promise that I haven’t thrown that out the window, lol. However, I am also a woman who likes to call it as I see it.

When Covid-19 first happened it was nothing much for me to worry about in the job department since I had already been given the boot from my previous job. So at first I was okay with everything because I honestly never expected the world to completely shut down. When we did shut down I tried to remain optimistic. We would be back open within a week, right? Wrong? I was wrong as hell. Days turned into weeks, and then weeks turned into months and I felt myself growing more and more anxious. I have a venue to run, a business to run, and I literally just opened. This was not the time to be going through a national pandemic.

I have to say, if nothing else, I have learned an abundance of information. My peers had created groups, and within those groups we were all scrambling for answers, learning, and giving advice. Myself and countless others were realizing that we were not prepared for a pandemic. Yet, we still took the time to share our tools and resources with each other. We are now a village of event professionals who are learning ways to pivot and progress during these trying times.

Fear has been controlling our every move throughout this pandemic, and I am so sick of it. It’s making me question whether I want to be an entrepreneur. The pressure is piling up, and now I understand why entrepreneurs have some of the highest suicide counts. It seems like left and right entrepreneurs, and small businesses are being thrown under the bus for enforcing rules, or not giving out refunds. We are in a state of limbo. In Michigan we can’t hold events over 10 persons indoors and yet we are still expected to pay our bills. Businesses we have worked so hard for are crumbling right before our very eyes. I see my peers making hard decisions on whether to keep their businesses opened or closed. It’s terrifying, but I decided weeks ago that even if I am terrified and fearful that I more afraid of not following my dreams and passions.

So, even though Covid-19 sucks ass, and we don’t know when the world will get back to some sense of normalcy. I challenge you to consider a great quote by Judy Blume where she says, “"Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it."

And so, I must ask, are you ready to go on an adventure?