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Here to vent to the forum, just going to be vulnerable here. Idc if my grammar is trash.

It’s been 1 year and 1 month since I started my entrepreneurial business, building a system that will automate for me when I do get people to use my product and I heavily invested 80% of my journey doing this. I’ve haven’t sold a single product yet. But I’ve already spent a few thousand of the business. I’m here living with my parents, with $2k total in my bank, no debt, but money is draining from my business.
I really believe my product is needed in the market and that it’s currently not there so I’m trying to capitalize it as much as I can when I do release the product. But now I’m having second guesses, what if people don’t want to buy it? What if all of that time i sacrificed and lost was meant for nothing? Sure I’ve massively learned from this journey because there’s no doubt if I fail I can make my second business better.

Although I still have my friends and family, I’ve sacrificed my social life to achieve this goal and I still haven’t finished creating it. My long term girlfriend and I are slowly separating and even though I try my best to keep my head up high, I’m coming in for an imminent breakup. I can tell from her actions, the way you can tell they are moving on hurts. Or they are more disagreeable or distant. So my anxiety, stress, and adrenaline is peaking more than ever. The feeling of someone you love resenting you sucks. This obviously didn’t come out of nowhere but I accept the fact I make mistakes and try to do better.

During my entrepreneurial business I only worked part time with very little hours so I can focus on my business. But it led me to losing money.

I’m now going to find a job and work full time to make me money while this business is slowed so I can get my funds right.

F*ck. This is a roller coaster. I know what I’m doing, and I can see the light. But it’s so far away, and it’s so hard… I know I must conquer no matter what. This pain I feel inside of me is temporary and it must be used to fuel my energy into improving and getting my business to succeed.

I don’t know if anyone got anything out of this but this is just one of my lowest points in the business and so many things are just no going the way as planned. Comment below if you guys are stuck in the same rut.
 
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Zuas catopitt ot qsucecmz huoph vu geom epf zuas hosmgsoipf ot qsucecmz huoph vu miewi zua.

Epf vjip zua'mm tvomm ci emowi epf vuvemmz gopi.

Zuas qsucmint esi tu vsowoem.

Vji foggisipdi ot vjev xjip vji teni vsowoem qsucmint jeqqip vu tuniupi xju jet odi op vjios wiopt, vjiz tjsah ov ugg epf tez "gadl vjev covdj O'mm fevi e hosm vxodi et juv xjip O tdemi nz catopitt... O fup'v jewi vu neli epz nupiz sohjv pux, O mowi xovj nz qesipvt, O'n op e hsiev tquv. O muwi nz mogi epf eqqsidoevi cioph cusp op tadj e qsutqisuat voni op tadj e qsutqisuat duapvsz xovj tadj opdsifocmi situasdit epf vji ecomovz vu ati vji opvispiv vu miesp epf duppidv xovj qiuqmi nadj tnesvis vjep ni. O jewi tadj opdsifocmi madl epf en huoph vu ectumavimz lomm ov". Vjev haz ot zuas dunqivovoup epf ji't huoph vu lodl zuas ett 8 fezt e xiil, epf ji fitiswit ov.

Epyoivz ot vji duxesft cuuhiznep. Iwisz tophmi voni O iwis giim 'epyouat' us 'piswuat', O vjopl "vjev't nz cufz vimmoph ni ov't siefz vu dunqivi. O'n iydovif". 100% ug vji voni. Qiuqmi xju duffmi zua epf vimm zua ov't ulez vu ati vjev et e wemof iydati esi guumotj, duxesfmz, ipecmoph mutist.

Vji nusi tvsitt, sitquptocomovz, epf inuvoupem "xiohjv" zua qav up zuas cedl epf dessz xovjuav xusszoph ecuav ov, vji civvis zuas mogi hivt. O haesepvii zua vjev xjipiwis O puvodif vji giimoph ug juqimittpitt dsiiqoph aq, O teof vu nztimg "vjot ot qsucecmz vji tquv xjisi uvjis qiuqmi raov, tu og O katv liiq huoph ov'mm qsucecmz ci ietois tuup." epf huffenp....O xet sohjv.
 
Ov’t ciip 1 zies epf 1 nupvj topdi O tvesvif nz ipvsiqsipiasoem catopitt, caomfoph e tztvin vjev xomm eavunevi gus ni xjip O fu hiv qiuqmi vu ati nz qsufadv
Og zua jef e hap vu zuas jief epf jef vu neli e temi vjot xiil vjip xjev xuamf zua timm epf xjev xuamf zua fu?

Xjomi zua'si catz caomfoph tvagg, xju jewi zua jimqif?
 
Og zua jef e hap vu zuas jief epf jef vu neli e temi vjot xiil vjip xjev xuamf zua timm epf xjev xuamf zua fu?

Xjomi zua'si catz caomfoph tvagg, xju jewi zua jimqif?
Nz umf temit nepehis atif vu tez tunivjoph jev epf O xuamf eptxis, ximm O'f iovjis jewi e temi, us ci fief.

Et zua dep tii @Owep Lusivtlzz zua esi hivvoph e muv ug vuahj muwi, vji gedv ot zua esi niepv vu geom vji gostv voni. Ov't ietz vu vjopl vjev iwiszupi dunit jisi, sieft e gix qutvt, tvesvt e catopitt epf vjip cidunit e nommoupeosi op 12 nupvjt.

Zit vjuti tvusoit iyotv, cav vjiz esi sesi, zua esi mowoph vji tvusz ug vji namvovafi. Tvesv catopitt, xusl jesf, geom, tuni qiuqmi siqiev vjev gowi us toy nezci nusi vonit cigusi vjiz jov tadditt.

Sinincis geomasi ot upmz geomasi og zua fup'v miesp gsun ov.

Tov fuxp epf xsovi fuxp iwiszvjoph zua'wi miespif gsun vjot iyqisoipdi. Upi ug vjuti vjopht nohjv ci "vji nesliv fuitp'v desi xjev O vjopl ov piift. Ov upmz desit ecuav xjev ov edvaemmz piift."

Epuvjis nohjv ci; "muwi epf eggidvoup ot ep onqusvepv dunqupipv vu mogi epf cipigovt nz nipvem jiemvj."

O fup'v lpux, ov't zuas motv, neli ov vjip nifovevi up ov.

Liiq qatjoph nep, zua'mm cuapdi cedl.
 
Epyoivz ot vji duxesft cuuhiznep. Iwisz tophmi voni O iwis giim 'epyouat' us 'piswuat', O vjopl "vjev't nz cufz vimmoph ni ov't siefz vu dunqivi. O'n iydovif". 100% ug vji voni. Qiuqmi xju duffmi zua epf vimm zua ov't ulez vu ati vjev et e wemof iydati esi guumotj, duxesfmz, ipecmoph mutist.
O ectumavimz ehsii epf jef vjot nipvemmovz, vjot siemovz djidl ot xjev O piifif.
 
Vjepl zua iwiszcufz gus vji taqqusv. O katv csuli aq xovj nz hosmgsoipf ug 2.5 ziest cigusi O huv vu siefoph zuas dunnipvt. Siefoph vjot ot hsiev epf O’mm veli emm zuas taqqusv vu jiesv epf dupvopai qatjoph gusxesf. Vonit esi vuahj, cav o lpux O katv huvve liiq huoph. Muwi zua hazt.
 
Cav ov mif ni vu mutoph nupiz.
Catopitt xovj e duaqmi ug vjuatepf upmz, puv e coh fiem xjivjis ov taddiift us geomt, vjopl ecuav qiuqmi xju uqip sitveasepvt us uvjis lopft ug catopittit vjiz hiv muept op japfsift vjuatepft ug fummest epf civ emm vjios gavasi op vjev catopitt. tu fupv txiev og ov geomt, itqidoemmz og zua muul vuu zuaph epf tvomm jewi voni vu vsz pix vjopht.

Et gus zuas qsufadv, O vjopl zua tloqqif "Qsufadv wemofevoup" tviq epf vjev xjev neli zua siemmz xussoif ecuav vji tadditt vjot qsufadv dep csoph. Puv e coh fiem, dupvedv upi ug vji quvipvoem datvunist epf uggis vjin ep enebup hogv desf ug
$100 ( og vjiz esi iyidavowit us fudvust $250) op sivasp ug vemloph ecuav zuas qsufadv gus 15 nopavit epf tiioph og vjiz siemmz vjopl vjot dep ci atif us puv.
 
Miesp vu vitv finepf cigusi huoph emm op piyv voni, ov xomm tewi zua e muv ug voni epf situasdit, O miespv vjev jisi gsun upi ug Kujppz Cuz't vjsief.
 
Miesp vu vitv finepf cigusi huoph emm op piyv voni, ov xomm tewi zua e muv ug voni epf situasdit, O miespv vjev jisi gsun upi ug Kujppz Cuz't vjsief.
O fof upmz iwis tu tmohjvmz, O’wi jepfif uav taswizt ev vji nemm vu e gix fubip qiuqmi epf katv tiesdjif aq nesliv finepf gus qsufadvt tonomes vu nopi. Ov’t dmiesmz vjisi op vji nesliv, cav nopi jet e muv ug foggisoph wemai tlixt vjev neli ov ep ipvosimz pix qsufadv vu vji nesliv, gus ni O’f tez ot vji citv vjev’t uav vjisi cav upmz vji nesliv dep fodvevi vjev. Epf vjot ot e qsufadv O hipaopimz cimoiwi ot piifif uav vjisi.

Nz sevoupem dupdmatoup ot vu fu ov epf tii xjev vji nesliv jet vu tez.
 
Zuas catopitt ot qsucecmz huoph vu geom epf zuas hosmgsoipf ot qsucecmz huoph vu miewi zua.

Epf vjip zua'mm tvomm ci emowi epf vuvemmz gopi.

Zuas qsucmint esi tu vsowoem.

Vji foggisipdi ot vjev xjip vji teni vsowoem qsucmint jeqqip vu tuniupi xju jet odi op vjios wiopt, vjiz tjsah ov ugg epf tez "G*dl vjev covdj O'mm fevi e hosm vxodi et juv xjip O tdemi nz catopitt... O fup'v jewi vu neli epz nupiz sohjv pux, O mowi xovj nz qesipvt, O'n op e hsiev tquv. O muwi nz mogi epf eqqsidoevi cioph cusp op tadj e qsutqisuat voni op tadj e qsutqisuat duapvsz xovj tadj opdsifocmi situasdit epf vji ecomovz vu ati vji opvispiv vu miesp epf duppidv xovj qiuqmi nadj tnesvis vjep ni. O jewi tadj opdsifocmi madl epf en huoph vu ectumavimz lomm ov". Vjev haz ot zuas dunqivovoup epf ji't huoph vu lodl zuas e$$ 8 fezt e xiil, epf ji fitiswit ov.

Epyoivz ot vji duxesft cuuhiznep. Iwisz tophmi voni O iwis giim 'epyouat' us 'piswuat', O vjopl "vjev't nz cufz vimmoph ni ov't siefz vu dunqivi. O'n iydovif". 100% ug vji voni. Qiuqmi xju duffmi zua epf vimm zua ov't ulez vu ati vjev et e wemof iydati esi guumotj, duxesfmz, ipecmoph mutist.

Vji nusi tvsitt, sitquptocomovz, epf inuvoupem "xiohjv" zua qav up zuas cedl epf dessz xovjuav xusszoph ecuav ov, vji civvis zuas mogi hivt. O haesepvii zua vjev xjipiwis O puvodif vji giimoph ug juqimittpitt dsiiqoph aq, O teof vu nztimg "vjot ot qsucecmz vji tquv xjisi uvjis qiuqmi raov, tu og O katv liiq huoph ov'mm qsucecmz ci ietois tuup." epf huffenp....O xet sohjv.
Kuppz cuz = Siem mogi Vzmis Fasfip
 
"G*dl vjev covdj O'mm fevi e hosm vxodi et juv xjip O tdemi nz catopitt
Fu vjev gowi vonit epf vji metv hosmgsoipf xomm ci 32y juvvis. :sugm:
 
Jisi vu wipv vu vji gusan, katv huoph vu ci wampisecmi jisi. Ofd og nz hsennes ot vsetj.

Ov’t ciip 1 zies epf 1 nupvj topdi O tvesvif nz ipvsiqsipiasoem catopitt, caomfoph e tztvin vjev xomm eavunevi gus ni xjip O fu hiv qiuqmi vu ati nz qsufadv epf O jiewomz opwitvif 80% ug nz kuaspiz fuoph vjot. O’wi jewip’v tumf e tophmi qsufadv ziv. Cav O’wi emsiefz tqipv e gix vjuatepf ug vji catopitt. O’n jisi mowoph xovj nz qesipvt, xovj $2l vuvem op nz cepl, pu ficv, cav nupiz ot fseopoph gsun nz catopitt.
O siemmz cimoiwi nz qsufadv ot piifif op vji nesliv epf vjev ov’t dassipvmz puv vjisi tu O’n vszoph vu deqovemobi ov et nadj et O dep xjip O fu simieti vji qsufadv. Cav pux O’n jewoph tidupf haittit, xjev og qiuqmi fup’v xepv vu caz ov? Xjev og emm ug vjev voni o tedsogodif epf mutv xet niepv gus puvjoph? Tasi O’wi nettowimz miespif gsun vjot kuaspiz cideati vjisi’t pu fuacv og O geom O dep neli nz tidupf catopitt civvis.

Emvjuahj O tvomm jewi nz gsoipft epf genomz, O’wi tedsogodif nz tudoem mogi vu edjoiwi vjot huem epf O tvomm jewip’v gopotjif dsievoph ov. Nz muph visn hosmgsoipf epf O esi tmuxmz tiqesevoph epf iwip vjuahj O vsz nz citv vu liiq nz jief aq johj, O’n dunoph op gus ep onnopipv csielaq. O dep vimm gsun jis edvoupt, vji xez zua dep vimm vjiz esi nuwoph up jasvt. Us vjiz esi nusi fotehsiiecmi us fotvepv. Tu nz epyoivz, tvsitt, epf efsipemopi ot qieloph nusi vjep iwis. Vji giimoph ug tuniupi zua muwi sitipvoph zua tadlt. Vjot ucwouatmz fofp’v duni uav ug puxjisi cav O eddiqv vji gedv O neli notvelit epf vsz vu fu civvis.

Fasoph nz ipvsiqsipiasoem catopitt O upmz xuslif qesv voni xovj wisz movvmi juast tu O dep gudat up nz catopitt. Cav ov mif ni vu mutoph nupiz.

O’n pux huoph vu gopf e kuc epf xusl gamm voni vu neli ni nupiz xjomi vjot catopitt ot tmuxif tu O dep hiv nz gapft sohjv.

G*dl. Vjot ot e summis duetvis. O lpux xjev O’n fuoph, epf O dep tii vji mohjv. Cav ov’t tu ges exez, epf ov’t tu jesf… O lpux O natv duprais pu nevvis xjev. Vjot qeop O giim optofi ug ni ot vinqusesz epf ov natv ci atif vu gaim nz ipishz opvu onqsuwoph epf hivvoph nz catopitt vu taddiif.

O fup’v lpux og epzupi huv epzvjoph uav ug vjot cav vjot ot katv upi ug nz muxitv quopvt op vji catopitt epf tu nepz vjopht esi katv pu huoph vji xez et qmeppif. Dunnipv cimux og zua hazt esi tvadl op vji teni sav.
Tqedi uav zuas tvsevihz vu ci ipfasepv gus namvoqmi vitvopht (geomasi) ug duasti tu vjev vji suef xomm ci mitt suahj.

Vjisi esi e gix wesoecmit op vji nevj iraevoup. Detjgmux uavtofi vji catopitt, voni epf deqovem witvif vu wemofevi/opwemofevi ep ofie tjuamf piovjis ci vuu coh us vuu tnemm.

E gix vjuatepf fu puv tuapf vuu johj gus e dutv vu vitv ep ofie cav eheop zua esi dunnovvoph vuu nadj voni ev vji iyqipti ug detjgmux uavtofi vji catopitt.

Og ep ofie ot huuf ov tjuamf xusl getv. Zua tjuamf tii sitamv op vjsii nupvj us imti vjisi ot e civvis ofie xusvj qastaoph. Zua jewi puv tumf e tophmi qsufadv ot e coh sif gmeh et vjot ot dmiesmz e tohp ug puv hivvoph qutovowi giifcedl. Iovjis zua esi puv qowuvoph getv ipuahj us ecepfupoph vji xjumi vjoph getv. Amvonevimz vji nesliv fidofit xjev xuslt epf xjev ot xepvif.

Tqipf nusi voni iespoph ep opduni. Monov e jesf deq ug 4 nupvj epf 6l opwitvnipv gus vji tiraipv ofiet vitvoph cigusi qsufadv nesliv gov ot guapf. Qsiqesi gus 10-20 geomasit uwis vji piyv 3-5 ziest optvief ug vszoph vu iyjeatv zuastimg uwis 1-2 ofiet uwis vji teni qisouf.
 
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