Per a recent SW thread:
The end of my stripping career
Today is my last shift as a stripper. I'm not making a big deal about it, but I did contact my favorite regulars to let them know that this is it.
I am very grateful for the opportunity to be a stripper. This career has saved my life in many ways and allowed me to become who I am today. If it weren't for stripping, I'd likely be working as a grocery cashier for the rest of my life. Not that being a grocery cashier is all that bad of a job, but it would have never allowed me the personal and financial freedom that stripping has.
I made a decision to become a realtor last December when I enrolled in school. I got my license in March and have been working my ass off to get my Real Estate business off the ground. Now, I'm just too busy with real estate to continue dancing. Stripping helped me start this new career with the flexible scheduling and ability to bring in fistfuls of cash in a short period of time.
The crazy thing about being a Realtor is that the business model is almost identical to stripping.
- We are IC's.
- We pay the brokerage a "desk fee" to work for them.
- You have to hustle every single day if you are going to make any money.
- We work on 100% commission.
- Experience has nothing to do with whether a customer chooses you, it's all about personal connection and relationships.
- Both real estate customers and strip club customers base their buying decisions on personal feelings.
- SC Hobbyists = Real Estate Investors. They can be a pain to deal with, but you know they are going to buy.
- You have to work with your business competition in the same building every day.
- Both careers have high income potential (Of course, Real Estate has a much higher income ceiling).
I've invested $30k in getting my Real Estate career off the ground. I would have never been able to do that with a retail sales job. I've been able to work 50+ hours a week as a realtor without a paycheck. This is a pretty big barrier to entrance for most people who desire a career in real estate, and why 75% of all new realtors don't last their 1st year in the business.
Bonus: I've gotten real estate clients out of the club! I understand the unique challenges of buying real estate as a sex worker and am able to help club employees and dancers on the path to home ownership. I also have 2 regulars who are in the process of buying property through me (which blows me away. I'd have thought they would rather do business with someone from the vanilla side of their lives.)
Here's to my last day as a stripper. Thank you, Exotic Dancing for making my life the wonderful experience it is!
That is such a positive post! Thanks for reposting here! It's brilliant! :)