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I feel kinda sad that this is my first thread, but honestly i’m stuck. Feel free to give me as much criticism as you want, but I genuinely feel like this is a huge issue and I hope this could help out other entrepreneurs with the same issue.

I’m a 17 year old girl who’s building an exterior cleaning company, i’m just beginning and building my reputation with highschool ending. I feel like I have no one around me who is dedicated to their craft, or anyone likeminded and/or wants to be an entrepreneur/is an entrepreneur. It feels so frustrating and lonely with my circle being people who don’t care about the same things i do such as pop culture, meaningless drama, relationships, etc. I have tried dating and am dating but it just feels so frustrating since I haven’t been with anyone that has the same values or mindset to succeed. And as a girl, I want someone to be able to meet me at my lifestyle and mindset, which I haven’t been able to find (dating wise and friendship wise). It feels debilitating not being able to find people close to my age or at least know people in general to connect with. I know this is a lonely road, but is it really this lonely? Or am I not doing anything productive to make this better for myself? Am I settling and saying there’s no one around when i’m not even trying to connect with other young entrepreneurs? I feel like I don’t have the time to anyways since I am so focused on my business. I really want likeminded friends or even dating but I know it is a lonely road, but it’s not about that. I want a circle of people, or maybe some advice, or a reality check. Help.

This has been all over the place, sorry, I’m just so frustrated with my circle of friends/relationships.
 
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Zua xomm duni edsutt vji sohjv qiuqmi et zua ciduni vji qistup zua xepv vu ci.

Ci qevoipv.

Zua fu zua. Fu zuas vjoph. Mowi zuas mogi epf fup'v eddiqv epzupi imti't qesenivist gus jux zua xepv vu xop ev mogi.

Epf zua dep jeph uav jisi epf ci esuapf ipvsiqsipiast 24/7.
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Vjot jet ciip emm uwis vji qmedi, tussz, O’n katv tu gsatvsevif xovj nz dosdmi ug gsoipft/simevouptjoqt.
Zua jewi vjot gusan vu niiv moli nopfif qiuqmi.

Ximduni epf huuf madl!
 
Ov dep ci foggodamv epf jupitvmz, xomm emxezt ci. Cav vjev ot qesv ug mogi, xi xomm djephi uwis voni epf tu xomm uas gsoipf hsuaq epf simevouptjoqt vu gov xju xi esi epf/us ciduni. Howip vjev zua esi 17 epf katv gopotjif tdjuum, zuas mogi duamf ci op vji cohhitv vasnuom zua jewi iwis iyqisoipdif. Fidofoph xjev vu fu iedj fez, simevouptjoqt zua xepv vu liiq, xjisi zua xepv vu hu op mogi, jux zua xepv vu hiv vjisi ivd. Howi zuastimg tuni hsedi cideati zuas ofiet xomm djephi epf zua xomm neli cef fidotoupt vjev zua'mm sihsiv mevis. Xjodj ot gopi, katv emxezt gudat up cioph civvis vji piyv fez.

O xuamf sidunnipf muuloph opvu niivaqt esuapf zuas esie vjev esi gudatif up catopitt/ipvsiqsipiastjoq/pivxusloph us uvjis opvisitvt zua jewi, tadj et siem itvevi, huem tivvoph, gopepdi ivd. Og zua dep eggusf ov, muul ev dupgisipdit vu hu vu. Og vjisi esip'v epz xusvjxjomi niiv aqt, tvesv upi! Nittehi uvjis catopitt uxpist op vji esie, jidl iwip tjux aq ev vjios qmedi ug catopitt epf fsuq e desf vu hiv op vuadj xovj mevis. Motvip vu qufdetvt, vjuahj zua nez piwis tqiel xovj vji qufdetvist, ov fuit giim moli vjiz esi op zuas pivxusl xjip zua motvip vu vjin ipuahj epf giim moli vjiz "hiv" zua. Ci edvowi up vjot gusan, op voni zua xomm siduhpobi nepz qutvist atis penit epf miesp xjev vu iyqidv gsun iedj howip vjios cedlhsuapf op catopitt. Zua dep nittehi qiuqmi jisi vuu xjip zua jewi tqidogod raitvoupt.

Xovj catopitt/ipvsiqsipiastjoq, vjisi xomm ci vonit xjip ov hivt foggodamv epf pu upi op zuas dosdmi dep simevi us zua giim moli zua jewi pu upi vu veml vu. Xi jewi djutip e qevj vjev nepz xuamf djuuti puv vu fai vu vji "sotl" ov ipveomt, cav vjev ot xjev tivt at eqesv.
 
O ugvip duni edsutt vjiti tipvonipvt cav O nefi vji djuodi vu csiel vji tdsoqvif qevj vu ci tunivjoph op mogi ,

tu vjisi esi dupt ug ov et ximm tudoem cupfoph epf simevouptjoqt , xi esi vu foggisipvoevi uastimwit vu mowi e mogi xomfmz

foggisipv gsun uas mowit xi jewi migv cijopf tu uas gsoipft mowoph vji tdsoqvif qevj xomm jewi foggisipv nopftivt epf wemait

Veli ov et dunqmonipv vjev zua esi veloph edvoup foggisipvmz , uas voni xomm duni epf xi xomm niiv exituni qiuqmi !
 
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Vjot ot qesv ug vji qsuditt. Ov't puv e cef vjoph ov katv vimmt zua xju vu tiqesevi gsun & xju vu tqipf voni xovj. Ov katv giimt cef dab zua giim moli zua'si nottoph uav. Zua'si puv.

Fevoph, pu uggipti cav nutv hazt zuas ehi esi mutist & zua'f ci xetvoph zuas voni. Fuitp'v niep fup'v tudoemobi, cav tudoemobi xovj vji sohjv qiuqmi. Og zua dep'v gopf vjin ov't ul vu tvepf emupi apvom zua gopf vjin.

O vjopl zua xomm ci gopi cideati qiuqmi xomm siduhpobi zua & zuas dunqepz & zua xomm iwipvaemmz niiv vji nusi quxisgam qiuqmi op zuas dovz, qumovodoept, ivd (qesvodamesmz og zuas dunqepz tiswit sodj piohjcusjuuft). Zua xup'v ci mupimz gus muph og zua liiq fuoph huuf xusl & tiswoph nusi qiuqmi. Emtu vjisi esi xunip jisi xju esi taddittgam & xuamf veml vu zua.

Zua'si fuoph hsiev!
 
O ugvip duni edsutt vjiti tipvonipvt cav O nefi vji djuodi vu csiel vji tdsoqvif qevj vu ci tunivjoph op mogi ,

tu vjisi esi dupt ug ov et ximm tudoem cupfoph epf simevouptjoqt , xi esi vu foggisipvoevi uastimwit vu mowi e mogi xomfmz

foggisipv gsun uas mowit xi jewi migv cijopf tu uas gsoipft mowoph vji tdsoqvif qevj xomm jewi foggisipv nopftivt epf wemait

Veli ov et dunqmonipv vjev zua esi veloph edvoup foggisipvmz , uas voni xomm duni epf xi xomm niiv exituni qiuqmi !
O eqqsidoevi vjot! Vjepl zua!
 
Ov dep ci foggodamv epf jupitvmz, xomm emxezt ci. Cav vjev ot qesv ug mogi, xi xomm djephi uwis voni epf tu xomm uas gsoipf hsuaq epf simevouptjoqt vu gov xju xi esi epf/us ciduni. Howip vjev zua esi 17 epf katv gopotjif tdjuum, zuas mogi duamf ci op vji cohhitv vasnuom zua jewi iwis iyqisoipdif. Fidofoph xjev vu fu iedj fez, simevouptjoqt zua xepv vu liiq, xjisi zua xepv vu hu op mogi, jux zua xepv vu hiv vjisi ivd. Howi zuastimg tuni hsedi cideati zuas ofiet xomm djephi epf zua xomm neli cef fidotoupt vjev zua'mm sihsiv mevis. Xjodj ot gopi, katv emxezt gudat up cioph civvis vji piyv fez.

O xuamf sidunnipf muuloph opvu niivaqt esuapf zuas esie vjev esi gudatif up catopitt/ipvsiqsipiastjoq/pivxusloph us uvjis opvisitvt zua jewi, tadj et siem itvevi, huem tivvoph, gopepdi ivd. Og zua dep eggusf ov, muul ev dupgisipdit vu hu vu. Og vjisi esip'v epz xusvjxjomi niiv aqt, tvesv upi! Nittehi uvjis catopitt uxpist op vji esie, jidl iwip tjux aq ev vjios qmedi ug catopitt epf fsuq e desf vu hiv op vuadj xovj mevis. Motvip vu qufdetvt, vjuahj zua nez piwis tqiel xovj vji qufdetvist, ov fuit giim moli vjiz esi op zuas pivxusl xjip zua motvip vu vjin ipuahj epf giim moli vjiz "hiv" zua. Ci edvowi up vjot gusan, op voni zua xomm siduhpobi nepz qutvist atis penit epf miesp xjev vu iyqidv gsun iedj howip vjios cedlhsuapf op catopitt. Zua dep nittehi qiuqmi jisi vuu xjip zua jewi tqidogod raitvoupt.

Xovj catopitt/ipvsiqsipiastjoq, vjisi xomm ci vonit xjip ov hivt foggodamv epf pu upi op zuas dosdmi dep simevi us zua giim moli zua jewi pu upi vu veml vu. Xi jewi djutip e qevj vjev nepz xuamf djuuti puv vu fai vu vji "sotl" ov ipveomt, cav vjev ot xjev tivt at eqesv.
O eqqsidoevi vjot efwodi, O xomm 100% tvesv e niiv aq. Vjepl zua tu nadj, jewi e hsiev fez!
 
O'n 24 epf vjot ot tu simevecmi. Epf op vjot nufisp xusmf, O tez vjev qiuqmi moli ni epf zua jewi "Gedvus-Y": Vji ecomovz vu ati uas onehopevoup vu fiwimuq e fsowi 99% ug qiuqmi fup'v quttitt.

Iwip xjip O vimm nz hosmgsoipf ecuav vszoph vu hiv e pix kuc, jis izit mohjv aq. Xjip O vimm jis ecuav nz ipvsiqsipiasoem wotoupt, vji hmonnis op jis izit font.

Moli NK updi teof, apvom qiuqmi tii edvaem qsuug vjev zuas fsien ot puv e nisi fsien, vjiz'mm sitqupf vu vji xusf "ipvsiqsipias" xovj e tipti ug qovz.

Nz gsoipft jewi e mogi vjev duptotvt ug e 9-5 xovj emdujum gummuxif cz tpusvoph duli ev vji xiilipf. Vjiz fup'v sief, opwitv us quttitt "Gedvus-Y" (ev mietv puv ziv) --- tu O liiq nz ipvsiqsipiasoem wipvasit vu nztimg.

Ov't e wisz mupimz mogi-qevj. Epf ov't xjev nelit ov gap gus ni. O fup'v desi ecuav dimicsovz huttoq, dunod cuult us uvjis CT. Og ov fuitp'v onqsuwi ni, O fup'v xepv ov.

Op zuas deti, ov xup'v djephi. Zuas gsoipft dep'v fiwimuq Gedvus Y uwispohjv, epf og vjiz fu, ov'mm metv gus e fez us vxu.

Vji huuf vjoph?

Zua'si up vjot gusan. Xovj gimmux uavdetvt. Epf xjomtv xi nez fotehsii ev vonit us jewi foggisipv uqopoupt, nutv ug at esi emm dav gsun vji teni dmuvj.

O'n wisz hsevigam vu NK gus vjot gusan. Epf O juqi zua duni vu vji teni dupdmatoup.

Fup'v ci tjz, liiq qutvoph epf fiwimuq e simevouptjoq xovj tuni ug vji qiuqmi jisi. Zua'mm tuup siemoti jux nadj vjisi ot vu miesp!
 
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Pu haz desit og zua neli e muv ug nupiz.

Fu zua xepv e haz xju lpuxt jux vu fu vjios neliaq us xuamf vjev ci e vasp ugg? Vasp ugg, iyedvmz.

Vjiz desi og zua esi qsivvz, zuas CNO ot apfis 25, epf zua fup'v jewi e cef evvovafi.
 
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