How much til you quit

Maybe it's a fear thing. I'm sure it is actually. I have a huge fear of letting go of my old jobs before I really jump headlong into focusing on my window washing business. What would it take? How many jobs would I want before I could let go of my security blanket?

Today I bid a house job that would pay over $1,000 which is by far the biggest account I have ever had. The largest bid I have had previous was about $600, and my current largest actual job is $325. So I am not exactly rolling in the dough. With that in mind, plus all the bills that I already have, and the costs of my window washing business, I do not feel exactly safe quitting my other jobs. My goal is to quit my dad, but first I need to quit my delivery job (I only work 8 hrs per week anyway). But what would it take? What would give me the security to feel I could take that leap?

Maybe I am not ready to be an entrepreneur if I cannot handle these risks. Maybe I should not be taking these steps forward if I freak out at every step. Right? Something in me says yes, but I feel there is a voice, tiny voice that says that we all fear this. That we all have these doubts that tell us to stay safe. Maybe so. I hope so. Because if this is just like any mere window washing business, then what does it matter? It doesn't. But if this is my door out, if this can be my exit to a much bigger entrance, than I need to do this. I need to conquer this fear.

I have a few quotes that I have kept close for certain times. I will end on these. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily - Napoleon Bonaparte

All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer. - Niccolo Machiaveli