pastemaker
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I'm really sorry if this will sound lame(especially right now when the world is going through a crisis) but I don't know who else to turn to, it's really difficult to find someone around me who really understands what I'm going through.
I find myself in this situation and I just can't seem to get out of it. I have been in business for over 7 years and have been really lucky that the business is on semi-automatic which has allowed me to work on other projects on the side.
Most of these projects have failed(especially in the last 3 years) which has left me feeling dissatisfied with myself and lost all confidence when it comes to ideas and work in general. I haven't been excited for a project in ages - this is not normal for me. I don't really get ideas anymore and if I get any ideas I naturally get overwhelmed because of the feedback I've been getting for the past few years.
If I didn't have the business to take care of I would honestly try to find a full-time job as I really think it would help me get out of it but at the same time the business does require 2-4 hours daily and if something bad really happens it would require me to do longer hours so it's not really a possibility for now.
To make matters worse I went through a really tough breakup this summer which left me feeling lost, lonely and very depressed. Thankfully I've dealt with those feelings correctly and took the time to heal properly. But I still have other prevailing issues which I need to take care of.
I have plenty of hobbies and goals on the personal side... and when I'm working on those I'm happy but issues arise when I'm sitting in my office alone all day in front of my pc for hours on end just browsing, researching and basically doing jack-all.
My values have changed in the past few years and generally I don't think the world & humanity is going in the right direction so it's been really hard to find any interesting problems to solve with my skillset.
Anyone know what I can do to get myself back on track?
Sorry for the long text and thanks for reading, if you've dealt with something similar in the past and have a short amount of time to write a reply it would be greatly appreciated.
I find myself in this situation and I just can't seem to get out of it. I have been in business for over 7 years and have been really lucky that the business is on semi-automatic which has allowed me to work on other projects on the side.
Most of these projects have failed(especially in the last 3 years) which has left me feeling dissatisfied with myself and lost all confidence when it comes to ideas and work in general. I haven't been excited for a project in ages - this is not normal for me. I don't really get ideas anymore and if I get any ideas I naturally get overwhelmed because of the feedback I've been getting for the past few years.
If I didn't have the business to take care of I would honestly try to find a full-time job as I really think it would help me get out of it but at the same time the business does require 2-4 hours daily and if something bad really happens it would require me to do longer hours so it's not really a possibility for now.
To make matters worse I went through a really tough breakup this summer which left me feeling lost, lonely and very depressed. Thankfully I've dealt with those feelings correctly and took the time to heal properly. But I still have other prevailing issues which I need to take care of.
I have plenty of hobbies and goals on the personal side... and when I'm working on those I'm happy but issues arise when I'm sitting in my office alone all day in front of my pc for hours on end just browsing, researching and basically doing jack-all.
My values have changed in the past few years and generally I don't think the world & humanity is going in the right direction so it's been really hard to find any interesting problems to solve with my skillset.
Anyone know what I can do to get myself back on track?
Sorry for the long text and thanks for reading, if you've dealt with something similar in the past and have a short amount of time to write a reply it would be greatly appreciated.
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