I want to show you something.
My salary as an employee:
- Year 1: $54K
- Year 2: $60K
- Year 3: $80K
- Year 4: $105K
- Year 5: $115K
Not bad, right?
Steady increases. Good benefits. Stable paycheck.
Then I quit my job to build Starter Story.
My revenue as an owner:
- Year 1: $0
- Year 2: $12K
- Year 3: $67K
- Year 4: $186K
- Year 5: $497K
- Year 6: $752K
- Year 7: $1.6M
Look, I'm not showing you this to brag.
I'm showing you this because I want you to see something:
As an employee, you hit a ceiling.
For most people? That's totally fine.
There's nothing wrong with a stable job and steady income.
But if you have that drive – that itch to build something of your own – you owe it to yourself to try.
At first, it might seem slow.
Maybe even stupid.
Year 1: $0? Seriously?
But here's what happens:
Businesses grow. They compound.
Everything builds on everything else.
One customer becomes ten.
Ten becomes a hundred.
$12K becomes $67K becomes $186K.
And next thing you know, you're making more in a year than you ever thought possible.
I'm not guaranteeing these results.
That would be impossible.
But I'll guarantee you this:
You'll never know if you don't try.
So start your own thing.
