Is anyone else in the same boat as me?

No, you are not the only person in your situation.

Keep working in your job if that's what you want and love. You can always do IM as your discretionary time allows. That's the draw of IM . . . work as much or as little as you want.

Get motivated and take charge of your life.

Steve

I think those people are more likely to complain on a forum - but many people here work jobs AND IM.

Doesn't matter what others do. The biggest lie told about IM (by people who want to answer questions but don't know the facts) is that you have loads of free time...and it's simply not true when you are starting out. IN fact, it can take years before you can work part time and keep your online income flowing.

Not sure what you mean by your daughter's "prime years". I raised two sons and every year was more prime than the one before. In fact, the older they get the more you want time (and money) to spend with them.

There are many successful IMers who work full time jobs they love and are also building an online business. Others have been able to move to part-time offline work with online income as a supplement.

What others do is not important - what you want is what you should do. If I had a job I LOVED I wouldn't leave it. Kids go to school and most jobs give us evenings/weekends/vacations....you don't always get THAT time when you start your own business.

My suggestion to you is to start IM slowly and deliberately - and part time. A few hours here and there is enough to learn and start to put a business together. It won't take long to know if you enjoy that online work as much as you like your job - and whether you can provide financial stability if you leave your offline job.

Take this with a grain of salt because when you first start out it can be well over 40 hours work... but now I put in roughly 10 to 15 hours a week.

Like I said much. much more when I first started out 8 years ago.

And some people like Tom Addams who are building highly profitable "Corporations" put in 60 or more


- Robert Andrew

You're fortunate to have a full time job and be involved with I.M. Many people are forced into it after they get booted off a job, get their hours cut or at the door of retirement. I'd wager to bet most people who have a full-time job they absolutely love - don't think about getting involved with an online business.

My only caution is people who absolutely love their jobs and committing time to family (as admirable as it sounds) don't do as well in Internet marketing. Like any business, it's gonna demand commitment, time and effort - especially at the beginning (despite what the slick ads say).

Caution: People who are "too comfortable" don't usually have the motivation to put up with the stuff I.M requires. Sure, it can make a nice hobby/income or nice diversion. But for the most part you have to be hungry if you want to it to be more than a nice hobby.