thinking of starting up my own coffee shop

[t-maxxracer32]

Alright so the real estate guy called me back and they want a litttttle more than expected
my dad has property down here and charges 2 a sq foot plus random fees
this guy in Tempe wants 28 a sq foot at a 5 year lease

looks like I won't be doing this.

I appreciate you guys taking time to put in your thoughts and I agree with both of you

it's fun to dream

[simplechamp]

Originally Posted by t-maxxracer32

looks like I won't be doing this.

I appreciate you guys taking time to put in your thoughts and I agree with both of you

it's fun to dream

But see you shouldn't give up hope yet. As I said, get your degree first and then start planning for the future. If you REALLY are serious about doing this it's going to take time. Please don't take this the wrong way, but the fact that you are willing to scrap the whole idea because of one phone call shows you aren't very serious about it (at least at this point in time, which is probably for the best). The fact is most small start-ups fail, regardless of if the person running them is smart, dedicated, honest, etc. It's just how the economy is. Go to college, have fun, meet girls, etc. and worry about the small business after you graduate. Like TexasSP said, you seemed to burn out on the Xbox thing pretty quick, and the repercussions of that are relatively small, but doing that same thing with a small business would really cause you big problems financially and in other ways.

Personality wise we are probably very similar. I like to get these big ideas and go all out on something, then tend to have a short attention span and move on to something else. It has taken a lot of practice to overcome that, learning to look further down the road, learning not to put time/money/effort into something until I really understand if it's something I want to do.