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Originally Posted by TempesT
Tempest,
You expressed no "drive" or anything other than a superficial "want" to do what you are doing. And I think it's pretty shitty of your father to have you work 76 hours. Even if you're offering to do the work, he should not exploit you like that.
To answer your question, "would going to school and getting a business degree actually assist in my goals as an entrepreneur?"
You didn't list any goals. The only specific you gave me is the bit about the apartment building. You can't be serious about that. That's like saying you want to be a dental hygienist or the third VP of a company. I will not say "don't go to school." But at least know what you're going to school for. And you do need your high school diploma or at the very least a GED if you plan on working for a company (most companies require a bachelors degree. If you don't have that, then you're going to be in a difficult and inconvenient position). If you want to be an entrepreneur, then lack of education isn't stopping you. Lack of experience or willpower is. Anyone can start up a business, but I digress. Get educated if you feel you need it. For me, education exists to enrich. As you are coming from an influential background, I don't see how you could think education is anything else.
High risk vs low risk. I'm in a business where .5% of people in it have jobs. To me, risk is playing Russian roulette. I believe that if you know you are going to succeed, then nothing can stop you. This reminds me of a metaphor I thought up earlier today. A man, working a shitty job, dreams of immortality, saying that he would learn how to be a doctor, an engineer, and a musician. He would build a castle in which he will keep all of his prized possessions. One day, a woman appears and trades him immortality for his watch. The man immediately quits his job, punches out his boss, and walks out. He goes off and becomes a doctor who cures cancer, an engineer who discovers how to do light speed travel, and a musician whose musics cause World Peace. He accumulates all the riches of the world and keeps them all in his estate. But then he looks in the mirror one day and sees notices that he is an old man. At this moment, he realizes that his watch was scammed all those years ago. He also realizes that if he had limited his self worth to being a mortal and not something more, then all he would have done is worked at that job and would have never had a thought more deep than contemplating whether or not he should ask for a 4% or 5% raise.
Finally, you said you're confused in the first line, and your entire post is wrought with uncertainty. To help you get over your ambivalence, I am recommending Julia Cameron's book "The Artist's Way." It will lead you through an organic process which will help you decide what you want to do with your life. I can always lead you through the process, but at the end of the day you'll want to say "I did this because I chose to, not because of some guy on the internet."
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