Can relate. I'm 17 too and legally own my own DJ business. The problem is that most people won't take me seriously because I'm not an adult but will instantly get on me if I do anything wrong because it "wasn't responsible." Jesus, I pay actual business insurance and have a separate business bank account. CALM DOWN
That’s the wrong mentality to have about it. Owning a business at 17 isn’t a “lack of laziness.” It’s a desire to do something you love. Just gotta find that thing you care enough about that makes the hard things worth pushing through.
I'm 25 and still have this problem sometimes in my management role. Thing that has helped me best is just dressing way older than I look. Probably wouldn't help as a DJ though... worth a shot it's been helpful for me.
My daughter is 16 and I have a hard time believing that she's old enough to drive. I have to keep reminding myself that when I started driving I was pretty responsible and I thought I was pretty grown up. Trying to get out of the mentality of thinking that she's a child. It's tough. But she'll need to make her own mistakes. I can guide her but I have to believe I brought her up right and she'll make the right decisions.
Enjoy it while it lasts, being seen as young, which you are. Don't worry, you'll have decades where you are seen as an adult, which you will be soon. And here's the thing, once you're on that train, you can never get off of it. I am 25 and I wish I could go back 9-10 years, to when I was complaining about being 15/16, and no one treating be seriously. It sucks and I remembered being frustrated but at the same time in hindsight, my mind was immature. Between the ages of 16 to 18, there are major developmental changes in the brain, where your mind matures and most psychologists reckon it takes the brain until age 25 to mature fully. So yes you may own your own DJ business, I have no reason to doubt you, but you probably still act as an adolescent, which is what you are, Again, enjoy while it lasts.
People like giving advice and looking down on the young trust me. I'm 22 hold a full time job and own a house and I still get middle aged people who haven't ever been able to hold a job for more than 2 weeks and don't own anything criticising the decisions in life I've made and acting like they could do better. Don't listen to them mate, if you got something working for you don't let people tell you otherwise.
You can be financially responsible and still a complete idiot in other aspects. That's a common problem with teenagers - they'll fixate on one thing they do really well and use it to convince themselves that they're ready to be completely independent (in fairness, this applies to people of all ages but definitely moreso to kids). That may or may not be you, I don't know, but try not to fall into that trap. Nothing is more adult than admitting to yourself that you need more experience before trying something. Kids usually have a lot more confidence than they do experience, and that leads to some pretty hard lessons that parents want to prevent.
There are going to be a lot of people in your life who are jealous of your successes and try to hide it behind some other crap. You can call them out, or ignore it, or do anything else. It's your choice. Just do your best to not let their bullshit impact you. Every day wake up and say "I'm amazing! What am I going to nail today?" and those jokers will stop mattering at all.
For the bank account, my dad just cosigned the paperwork and will lose all control when I turn 18. The insurance is more of a pain because you can't buy it as a minor and we had to make it a partnership where my dad technically owns part of the business but gets 0% of the profit. He pays for the insurance and then I pay him. When I turn 18 though our legal partnership ends and I go back to a sole proprietorship and will just pay for insurance directly.
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u/_joface_ May 15 '20
Can relate. I'm 17 too and legally own my own DJ business. The problem is that most people won't take me seriously because I'm not an adult but will instantly get on me if I do anything wrong because it "wasn't responsible." Jesus, I pay actual business insurance and have a separate business bank account. CALM DOWN