I admire you for writing this. I worked for myself once, and I really hated it. I ended up having all kinds of other priorities, and I couldn't make it work. I felt like a failure everyday. On the other hand, I thrive at my corporate job. I'm one of those people that will take a direction, then go above and beyond. I love that. It's not for everyone, but at the moment it's for me. And that's enough...

Thanks for the comments Andrea! I know that there will never be a ‘perfect time’ for sure. I’m excited for you and what you are doing, it certainly isn’t easy. If you are getting more fulfilled with taking things on your own that really, truly is inspirational. I would like to one day. But I know I’m not ready.

Right now I’m in my mid-twenties and I still need and enjoy direction at work. I think that people like you are constant inspirations and feed my passion to be working to something more in life. Thanks!

@ Emily - I'm completely right there with you careerwise right now. For me getting a task, being able to discuss it and make it my own is amazing and I learn so much from a company's process. I think all the guidance right now is what has been driving me & I'm not in a place where I want to give that up.

I like that you've acknowledged the reasons for which starting a business isn't right for you RIGHT NOW. It's like having a child, your routine, game night with friends, and relaxing dinner would definitely be changed.

disclosure: I make my living off of entrepreneurs, that's my bread and butter.

There is little that causes me more distress as when people deprecate someone who doesn't want to be a business owner. For the life of me, I cannot understand why society has decided entrepreneurs are more valuable people. Fact is, entrepreneurs wouldn't become successful without their wage loving counterparts. It's honest work, it has integrity. It's trust, a partnership. I also would have preferred to remain an employee.

I started a business 15 years ago because I didn't have any options. Well, I had options, good ones (a six figure job in NYC) but the change in lifestyle was more than I was willing to sacrifice. In the end I traded one quality of life issue (a business rather than a job) for another (podunk NM rather than glamorous NY). Would I change anything? Not really. It's not a matter of justifying my choices because I didn't feel I really had any. NY is great but I knew I wouldn't want to live there. I would have preferred a job to owning a business but those jobs are all gone now. It's been okay. I've made a life of it. Certainly not what I expected (made a living as a writer in the end) but it's good too. After 15 years of calling the shots and doing pretty much as I please, it'd be hard to take a job now but it would still be tempting! I like being a part of an organization, I don't particularly enjoy running one.

kathleen fasanella, that's a great comment. Sometimes it's just not the right time.
One problem I with entrepreneurs (specifically serial entrepreneurs) is that it feeds the whole "people will never find a single great job for life" ecosystem that the modern world is stuck in. Then again, that's probably a bit of a stretch.

But if you look into the history of venture capital it seems that very few companies last forever. But then again, perhaps thats indicative of the whole tech industry?

@Justin- I agree with Kathleen too. Sometimes it's just not the right time. Oh, and about companies not lasting forever. It's true. I mean there are some that have done really well over time, and usually that's because they have changed with the times. I believe that's how people are as well. You can have career changes, because your passions change and develop... and there is nothing wrong with that.

@Jason. KUDOS! It really is about knowing what you want to do and the process of getting there. Sometimes you will have some fantastic opportunities, but I think it shows maturity that you know when they are not right for you or your future career.