Entrepreneur vs. Employee: They’re Both Great & They Both Suck. Here’s How to Make the Best of Both

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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We did this whole podcast off of my idea list for the day. I was in a Facebook group. And someone asked "What does entrepreneurship mean to you?" People had these corny answers like "value, freedom..." But when I started my first company in the 90's, I cried everyday for 15 years. It's stressful. Your business follows you everywhere. And eventually your employees are going to start having sex with each other. And a million things can take your dream down. That's not to say entrepreneurship is always a bad idea. It's not. I'm glad I did it. I feel like it made me stronger. But people can experience freedom and wealth and everything else from employeeship, too. So I wanted to explore that. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.4	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.5	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:15.8	People who are stuck in a corporate environment have a certain mindset and I'll be very...
0:20.8	But they don't have to be.
0:22.2	They don't have to be, but I'll push them and they're like, Steve I'm miserable.
0:25.0	You don't understand.
0:26.0	I'm like, I kind of do know.
0:28.0	Well, I like to say like, again, if you put a plant in a jar, it's going to take the shape of a jar.
0:31.8	If you put in a room, maybe it takes the shape of the whole room and it blooms even more than you'd ever like it to bloom.
0:37.4	Well, we're going to get...
0:38.4	If you're an employee, A, there's so many things you could gain being an employee.
0:43.6	Yes.
0:44.6	But you might not be an employee at the right place.
0:46.9	If I had taken a job at JP Morgan, that would not have been good for me.
0:52.3	I would have been stuck forever being like an IT guy somewhere.
0:56.0	I would have gone crazy.
0:57.5	So money is not the key, particularly when you're young and don't have as many responsibilities.
1:01.9	The key is being able to set your environment up so that you're a plant in the room instead of a plant in the jar.
1:19.6	Steve, what are you doing on your phone?
1:21.6	Oh, we're doing a podcast.
1:23.6	Say you can.
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