If Your Business Isn’t Making You £100,000 a Year, You’re Better Off Getting a Job And I’m not saying that as clickbait, I’m deadly serious. Being an entrepreneur is often glorified, but every day you’re exposed to: - No sick pay - No Pension - No paid holidays - No safety net - All costs fall on you, from pens to laptops, accounts, etc etc etc, fall - Isolation from having to make every decision and bear every burden Let’s look at the numbers: - A staggering 80% of small business owners report experiencing poor mental health, with anxiety, depression, disrupted sleep, and panic attacks as common experiences, not rare ones. - Self-employed workers in the UK earn a median of £1,179 a month, compared to £1,651 for employees.... that’s nearly 30% less, with over a quarter living in relative income poverty. - The average UK solopreneur nets only £13,000 a year. For that to be the average, plenty are earning less. - Yes, startup founders who scale can earn £58,000+, but that only proves the point... you must grow quickly, properly, and profitably, or the odds stack against you. Here’s the reality: if your business doesn’t scale (quickly)to at least £100k a year, you are financially and mentally better off in a job.... ....even a low skilled, minimum wage job ....At least there you’ll have security, sick pay, paid holidays, and space to breathe. I don’t say this lightly. I’ve been bankrupt and homeless. I know the real cost of not building a business the right way. It can take your money, your health, and your freedom faster than any job ever could. So I’ll be blunt: 👉 Get serious. Grow your business. Or get a job. This isn’t positive motivation. It’s no-fluff fact. ...but I know that 70% of motivation is pain/fear pushed rather pleasure pulled.