The Hidden Costs of Entrepreneurship No One Talks About

Everyone online makes entrepreneurship look like the ultimate path to freedom—but the truth is far more complicated.

After 18 years of building SeedTime, Bob & Linda open up about what most people never say out loud: the failures, the mental load, the pivots, the spiritual battle, and why starting a business isn't automatically God's will for everyone.

If you're dreaming of quitting your job… or you already have a business and feel the weight of it… this honest, hope-filled conversation will help you discern your next step with wisdom, peace, and biblical grounding.

What We Cover

• Why 95% of their entrepreneurial attempts failed (and why that's normal)
• The truth behind "being your own boss" (spoiler: you still have bosses)
• The 87% mental-health struggle rate among founders
• How social media romanticizes entrepreneurship—and how Christians should see it differently
• When hating your job doesn't mean God is calling you to start a business
• What Scripture actually teaches about work, calling, and servanthood
• How prayer sustained SeedTime (including years of praying daily over the book)
• Why purpose—not profit—is the only sustainable fuel for entrepreneurs
• The friend who lost everything building a business… only to discover God's better plan in a "regular job"
• The role of humility, long checklists, and constant pivots in real-life entrepreneurship

Scripture Mentioned (NLT)

• Colossians 3:23 — Work willingly as though working for the Lord.
• Mark 10:44 — "Whoever wants to be first must be the servant of all."

Who This Episode Is For

✓ The employee dreaming of quitting a job they hate
✓ The entrepreneur who feels tired, discouraged, or unseen
✓ The Christian wrestling with calling, purpose, or career direction
✓ Anyone wondering, "Is entrepreneurship really for me?"

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If you haven't checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https://seedtime.com/smrl/), we think you'll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 1,000 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as "a money book for people who don't read money books."

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