You know you’re capable of doing more.

You want to learn and grow.  You want to make a difference. You want profitable work and a life of adventure.

But above all, you want help.  And you don’t know where or how to get it.

That’s where I was emotionally a few weeks ago, when I wrote my post on how new entrepreneurs can stay sane and profitable.  Now, I’m about to do the unthinkable.  I’m going to take my own advice and get the help I desperately need.

And I realized this is an opportunity for you to do the same.

It’s the big dream, isn’t it?

You can set your hours, choose the projects your accept or ignore, work in your pajamas.  No more commuting.  No more mind-numbing meetings where you want to stab your eye with a sharp pencil.

It’s easy to imagine that starting your own business is the solution to your employment woes.  When I went through my own career change journey, it came down to three professions that all had a lot of appeal: writer, teacher, or entrepreneur.  As I explain in this post, I ultimately decided to combine all three.  I felt like a freaking genius.

But the thing I really worried about–can I make money doing this–was the wrong question.

It’s actually ridiculously easy to make money if you’re smart and willing to work hard.  The real question is: am I living the life I wanted?

Sometimes I’m not so sure.

I’m not planning to go out of business anytime soon, but these are the issues I wish someone had warned me about before I got started.  Here are 5 suggestions for creating a business you can live with, in every sense of the word.