Blaine County Beacon: Motivated by Anticipation and Self-Investment

Although many people tend to glorify independent business ownership-believing that owning a business grants freedom to determine personal working hours-those individuals may not have a full picture of the challenges.

Self-employment can actually be compared to riding a roller coaster: the highs are euphoric and the lows produce the visceral sensation of a belly-swoop as blood rushes away from the stomach and moves into other organ systems-such as the muscles-that are essential for defense, attack, and intense exertion as our bodies shift into survival mode.

Laci Larson and Curtis Bilger, the n...