Comments on: Diary of a web worker: On being a solopreneur

By: Diary of a web worker: Business is not for sissies | Make your website love you back: with Sarah J.Bray of S.Joy Studios

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:06:38 +0000

[...] of you guys know why I decided to hire a team. I was stressed out beyond belief. Anxious. Couldn’t get out of bed in the mornings. I [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:37:09 +0000

This gives me a lot of hope and really mirrors the initial struggles that I’ve been having when focusing my strengths to build a product and service combination that will catch on fire. We’re all afraid to fail and that’s what seems to cripple progress for so many bright people.

By: Jon Strocel

Jon Strocel — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:48:13 +0000

Fantastic post Sarah. We have the anxiety in common, and I’m still learning to put it in the wagon and take it with me on the journey. You captured the struggles of building a business very well, and we all eventually come to the point where we realize business, like life, is a team sport.

Thanks for sharing this.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:37:41 +0000

As a person who has been working as a Jane of All Trades freelance designer for nearly five years, everything you wrote resonated with me. And I find it very interesting that you have recently created packages, because I was on the verge of doing so myself… with the illusion that it might simplify my workload and let me take on fewer jobs to support my main ambition of making it as an artist and blogger. But being a person who has trouble saying “No”, aside from the inherent challenges of developing these offerings, I think would definitely get in the way of simplicity. And what if it’s a hit? I think I’d suffer in the same way you did, and I definitely know I’m not ready to hire anyone. For me I’d worry more about not having the passion to see it through than the burnout you experienced.

Anyhow, I guess that’s just a long way of saying I really appreciated your post as it helped me get some really great perspective on my own situation. I think I may need to integrate some of the bullet points in your letter, too! Thanks for sharing your challenges with us.

By: x Corrine/Frock & Roll x

x Corrine/Frock & Roll x — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:35:09 +0000

Brilliant <3

By: Anne Hubben

Anne Hubben — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:01:52 +0000

I love the letter at the end, Sarah. I went + ordered the book “Book Yourself Solid” and then I laughed at the last paragraph. That’s so me. Read, read, read, can’t get enough, have to know everything. Need to remember your wise words: You already are.

Good luck with it all!

By: Elizabeth Reynolds

Elizabeth Reynolds — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:08:41 +0000

Thank you Danielle La Porte for connecting me to so much, now including lovely and delightful Sarah Bray.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:59:39 +0000

Thank you for the very generous and insightful post Sarah!! Congratulations on your success, your (in)sites are truly wonderful.

I am on the solopreneur path and encounter the same internal and external obstacles. I will print and hang your “note to younger self”, as a reminder to breathe and be present.

Thank you!

By: Maurice

Maurice — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:43:14 +0000

The Swami in me bows to the Swamita in you ; )

By: Sarah Bray

Sarah Bray — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:50:59 +0000

I LOVE THAT. Thank you, Elizabeth. I need to tape that on my wall, too.