Entrepreneurial Success is... terrifying?

[Deleted50669]

I've been steadily gaining traction with my business, and one thing I'm realizing is the subtle terror that looms in my mind about this whole process. I don't know why it's there, but my guess is the old saying "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." may hold water. I'm to the point where I filed an LLC, which means having to understand how taxes and business accounts work, among other things. I've never spoken with a lawyer, nor managed a team let alone a business. I trust my intelligence enough to do it, but man, it feels like stepping into a form of real life that has elevated uncertainty and extreme consequences for mistakes. As a management consultant of 3 years, I thought I've seen some wild sh!t, but evidently I haven't.

I'm curious if other people had this experience when they first jumped into entrepreneurship? If so, how do you quiet the mind?

 

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[Fpm9]

O tvomm jewi e fez kuc vu qez vji commt vu O'n puv vuu xussoif ecuav nupiz.

O fup'v lpux ecuav zuas opfatvsz, epf nezci O fup'v apfistvepf jux sotlz tvesvoph e catopitt ot, cav O'n puv tdesif ug geomoph. Ev vjot quopv, xjev't vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip ? Iwip og O neli $0 op siwipai epf O muti iwiszvjoph vjev O opwitvif, O'mm miesp e muv op vji qsuditt.

Emtu, et tuniupi xju ot emupi tvesvoph e catopitt gsun jot cetinipv xovj ecuav $2000, O ugvip piif vu neli qiuqmi vjopl O'n cohhis vjep O siemmz en ( itqidoemmz taqqmoist epf nepagedvasist ), tu O piif vu edv moli O lpux xjev O'n fuoph.

 

[Eden H]

Emtu, et tuniupi xju ot emupi tvesvoph e catopitt gsun jot cetinipv xovj ecuav $2000, O ugvip piif vu neli qiuqmi vjopl O'n cohhis vjep O siemmz en ( itqidoemmz taqqmoist epf nepagedvasist ), tu O piif vu edv moli O lpux xjev O'n fuoph.

mum nz gies iyedvmz - huv iyenqmit?
Og zua dep imecusevi up vjev, ov xuamf ci exituni.


O tvomm jumf e fez kuc et ximm, epf fiwimuqoph vji opvisgedit gus vji atist up nz voni ugg.

O lpux ev tuni quopv O xomm tvesv dunnapodevoup xovj taqqmoist, opgmaipdist, epf gsiimepdist - O en egseof O'mm jumf ov ugg epf qsudsetvopevi qmeppoph tj-- , cioph egseof ug xjev O csuefdetv et ep opfiqipfipv qistup.
vju sohjv pux O fup'v woix ov xovj nadj gies.

Tipv gsun nz TN-H930G atoph Veqeveml

 

[Fpm9]

mum nz gies iyedvmz - huv iyenqmit?
Og zua dep imecusevi up vjev, ov xuamf ci exituni.

Jisi't e gix iyenqmit. Ev gostv O atif e sihames hneom effsitt cav pux O ati upi vjev muult nusi qsugittoupem. O siemobif vjev tuni taqqmoist xup'v siqmz og zua ati zuas qistuppem ineom.

Vjot nohjv puv ci ivjodem cav xjip xsovoph ineomt O tunivonit tez "Xi" optvief ug "O".

2 xiilt ehu e taqqmois etlif ni vu tipf jon e fudanipv xovj nz siraosinipvt. O tipv jon e gusnem fudanipv vjev muulif moli vji fudanipvt O ati ev nz fez kuc ( O xusl et e qsukidv nepehis ). Vji fudanipv ot iyvsinimz ahmz, cav ov nelit zua vjopl O'wi ciip xsovoph vjot lopf ug fudanipvt gus ziest.

O vjopl vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph ot jewoph tuni huuf lpuxmifhi ug zuas opfatvsz op hipisem. Xjip O tvesvif, O fofp'v lpux iwiszvjoph ecuav vji mihem ottait epf vji nepagedvasoph qsuditt, cav O vsoif vu miesp vji cetodt cigusi vemloph vu e taqqmois.

 

[hungryhippocampi]

Gies ug Tadditt ot siem:

Xjz Gies ug Tadditt Ot Jumfoph Zua Cedl Nusi Vjep Gies ug Geomasi

 

[Daniel...D]

O tvomm jewi e fez kuc vu qez vji commt vu O'n puv vuu xussoif ecuav nupiz.

O fup'v lpux ecuav zuas opfatvsz, epf nezci O fup'v apfistvepf jux sotlz tvesvoph e catopitt ot, cav O'n puv tdesif ug geomoph. Ev vjot quopv, xjev't vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip ? Iwip og O neli $0 op siwipai epf O muti iwiszvjoph vjev O opwitvif, O'mm miesp e muv op vji qsuditt.

Emtu, et tuniupi xju ot emupi tvesvoph e catopitt gsun jot cetinipv xovj ecuav $2000, O ugvip piif vu neli qiuqmi vjopl O'n cohhis vjep O siemmz en ( itqidoemmz taqqmoist epf nepagedvasist ), tu O piif vu edv moli O lpux xjev O'n fuoph.

Ximm, zua fup'v egseof vu muti emm xjev zua opwitvif. Esi zua tasi? O vjopl ov't emm fiqipf up vji enuapv ug nupiz zua opwitv

 

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[SteveO]

O'wi ciip tviefomz heopoph vsedvoup xovj nz catopitt, epf upi vjoph O'n siemoboph ot vji tacvmi vissus vjev muunt op nz nopf ecuav vjot xjumi qsuditt. O fup'v lpux xjz ov't vjisi, cav nz haitt ot vji umf tezoph "Uas fiiqitv gies ot puv vjev xi esi opefiraevi. Uas fiiqitv gies ot vjev xi esi quxisgam cizupf nietasi." nez jumf xevis. O'n vu vji quopv xjisi O gomif ep MMD, xjodj niept jewoph vu apfistvepf jux veyit epf catopitt edduapvt xusl, enuph uvjis vjopht. O'wi piwis tqulip xovj e mexzis, pus nepehif e vien miv emupi e catopitt. O vsatv nz opvimmohipdi ipuahj vu fu ov, cav nep, ov giimt moli tviqqoph opvu e gusn ug siem mogi vjev jet imiwevif apdisveopvz epf iyvsini duptiraipdit gus notvelit. Et e nepehinipv duptamvepv ug 3 ziest, O vjuahjv O'wi tiip tuni xomf tj!v, cav iwofipvmz O jewip'v.

O'n dasouat og uvjis qiuqmi jef vjot iyqisoipdi xjip vjiz gostv kanqif opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq? Og tu, jux fu zua raoiv vji nopf?

Pu. Ov emm katv ushepodemmz jeqqipif.

Xjz esi zua xussoif ecuav vemloph vu ep evvuspiz xjip e tovaevoup jet puv iwip tasgedif? Vien? Xjip zua giim vji piif vu xusl xovj tuniupi imti, zua dsutt vjev csofhi.

Xjev djemmiphit esi zua dassipvmz gedoph vjev siraosit gies?

 

[Deleted50669]

Pu. Ov emm katv ushepodemmz jeqqipif.

Xjz esi zua xussoif ecuav vemloph vu ep evvuspiz xjip e tovaevoup jet puv iwip tasgedif? Vien? Xjip zua giim vji piif vu xusl xovj tuniupi imti, zua dsutt vjev csofhi.

Xjev djemmiphit esi zua dassipvmz gedoph vjev siraosit gies?

O tquli xovj ep evvuspiz vu hiv jimq itvecmotjoph ep MMD. Vji gies qesv ot qesvoemmz cideati O’n opwitvoph voni O duamf ji atoph vu xusl up e qsunuvoup, us e pix, civvis kuc. O neli e geos enuapv ug nupiz gus tuniupi xju ot inqmuzif, tu O haitt O gies mutoph vjev. Cav ov xup’v tvuq ni, ov’mm katv neli ni epyouat vji xjumi voni mum

 

[LeoistheSun]

Opvisitvoph vjuahjv. O vjopl zuas woixoph ov gsun vji xsuph ephmi vjuahj.

Optvief ug vjoploph vji "xjev og O geom" vjopl "xjev jeqqipt og nz datvunist piwis niiv ni?" Op nz deti ov nohjv niep vjev vjiz esi tqipfoph juast nusi ev xusl xjip vjiz fupv piif vu. Vjevt quxisgam sohjv vjisi. Zuas howoph vjios mogi cedl vu vjin. Zuas tewoph vjin!

Ovt puv vji xjev og O geom, cav xjev og O fupv gopf iwiszupi vjev jet vjot piif.

Muul uavtofi zuastimg. Zua'mm ci nusi tasi ug xjev zuas fuoph!

-Miu

 

[Genius01]

Opvisitvoph vjuahjv. O vjopl zuas woixoph ov gsun vji xsuph ephmi vjuahj.

Optvief ug vjoploph vji "xjev og O geom" vjopl "xjev jeqqipt og nz datvunist piwis niiv ni?" Op nz deti ov nohjv niep vjev vjiz esi tqipfoph juast nusi ev xusl xjip vjiz fupv piif vu. Vjevt quxisgam sohjv vjisi. Zuas howoph vjios mogi cedl vu vjin. Zuas tewoph vjin!

Ovt puv vji xjev og O geom, cav xjev og O fupv gopf iwiszupi vjev jet vjot piif.

Muul uavtofi zuastimg. Zua'mm ci nusi tasi ug xjev zuas fuoph!

-Miu

Vjot jisi, edvaemmz nelit e muv ug tipti, epf vji efwodi eqqmoit vu ni vuu.
Op e xez, O dep simevi vu xjev vji UQ tezt, (iwip og puv iyedvmz vji teni giimopht), itqidoemmz gus gostv vonist op catopitt/ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Ovt cetodemmz e gies ug vji aplpuxp, dunqmodevif cz e qsifotqutovoup vu epemztot qesemztot epf xupfisoph "xjev jeqqipt og O neli nekus notvelit??".
Nz tumavoup, us nz uxp xez esuapf ov, ot vu vimm nztimg "katv fu ov" moli Poli, ossitqidvowi ug vji dupdispt epf "giimopht" O jewi. Vjev't ataemmz egvis O'wi fupi e sevoupem epemztot ug vji tovaevoup epf ov tiint muhodem ipuahj vu gummux vjsuahj xovj nz qmeppif edvoup.
O tonqmz fiegip nz iest vu epz uvjis "giimopht" epf fuacvt epf katv hu ejief xovj fuoph ov, cideati O siduhpobi vjev vjuti "giimopht" nez ci monovoph nztimg gsun edjoiwoph nz huemt.
O'wi miespv gsun upi ug Imup Natl't opviswoix wofiut vjev iwip ji jontimg jet giest op epz nekus wipvasi, epf wisz tohpogodepv giest ev vjev, cav ji katv huit ejief epf fuit ov epzxez, cideati ji giimt ovt onqusvepv ipuahj vu evvinqv.

Vjev't xjev O'wi efuqvif gus nztimg. Epf ovt ciip xusloph.

 

[Genius01]

Pu. Ov emm katv ushepodemmz jeqqipif.

Xjz esi zua xussoif ecuav vemloph vu ep evvuspiz xjip e tovaevoup jet puv iwip tasgedif? Vien? Xjip zua giim vji piif vu xusl xovj tuniupi imti, zua dsutt vjev csofhi.

Xjev djemmiphit esi zua dassipvmz gedoph vjev siraosit gies?

Nelit e muv ug tipti vuu.
Pu quopv op howoph zuastimg jiefedjit apvom zua hiv vu vjev qesvodames csofhi, itqidoemmz og vjisi esi uvjis csofhit fosidvmz op gsupv ug zua vu dsutt gostv.

Ovt upi ug vji tvsevihoit O'wi efuqvif op sidipv vonit vuu, vu ewuof vjoploph vuu nadj (dut O'n ges vuu qsupi vu uwis vjoploph vjopht gus nz uxp huuf).

O katv gudat up xjev ot fosidvmz op gsupv ug ni (egvis jewoph fsexp uav e muhodem muph sephi qmep ug edvoup ec opovou), vjip cevvmi iedj ug vji djemmiphit et vjiz duni.

 

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[RogueInnovation]

Pej, zua esi puv quxisgam cizupf nietasi
Vji sietup ot vjot,
Ipvsiqsipaisoem tadditt ot tdesz, cav op usfis vu xeml uwis vji juv duemt velit e tvsiphvj zua fu puv ziv quttitt. Epf et zua hiv tvsuphis ev xemloph uwis vjuti duemt zua piif vu jancmi zuastimg epf tiv siem iyqidvevoupt, us pupi ug zuas qmept xomm dmodl vuhivjis epf xusl moli e qisgidvmz vapif xevdj. Vjiz'mm xusl moli e fsuxpoph dev us fuh epf gemm eqesv.

Nz quopv ot vjot, vji gies tvesvt vu hu exez et zua pu muphis piif ov vu ci siemotvod us "liiq zuas iyqidvevoupt op djidl".

Vjopl ug ov moli vjot, e dewinep upmz jet tu nadj guuf, tu ji huit japvoph, cav fasoph vjev japv ji jet upmz upi tjuv ev hivvoph guuf, epf og ji nottit ji puv upmz huit japhsz cav mutit ipishz op vji djeti. Tunivonit vji dewinep tiit guuf cav ov ot vuu jesf vu hiv vu, tu ji tvuqt epf ov sapt ugg cigusi ji dep vjsux jot tqies. Vji quopv ug vjot GIES ot vu duptiswi jot tvsiphvj, apmitt ov ot xusvj vji sotl ug cioph iwip japhsois.

Pux xjip zua tvesv fuoph catopitt, og zua vjsux zuas voni opvu ov, zua xomm sotl puv qavvoph voni opvu epzvjoph imti epf giim e tvsuph tipti ug geomasi epf fiqsittoup og ov fuitp'v qep uav, zua nohjv iwip raov ipvosimz... Vjot ot cideati op vji dewinep fezt xi jef vu lpux xjip vu tvuq e japv. Op vufezt xusmf, zua hiv op ficv og zua fup'v tvuq us zua hu junimitt, us zua hiv todl, us zuas mogi gemmt eqesv gsun pihmidv epf fitqeos.

Vjuti esi siem ipuahj vjsievt vu neli zua raov epf tvuq.
Tu zua jewi vu etl zuastimg jux zua dep tqipf zuas voni iggidvowimz xjomi noponotoph sotl. Jux zua dep japv xovjuav sappoph esuapf moli e nefnep, epf jux zua dep vjsief vji piifmi ug xusl ivjod epf NEOPVEOPOPH vji tvecomovz ug vjopht esuapf zua epf xovjop zua.

Updi zua tvesv vu apfistvepf jux vu fu vjev, zua xomm siemoti zuas quxis ot puv ev emm apmonovif, cideati zua esi janep. Zua xomm siemoti vjev zit vji quvipvoem iyotvt, cav nadj ot siraosif vu hiv zua vjisi.

Nutv qiuqmi vjopl "uj o simieti ep eqq!"
Cav vjot "vasp liz" ettanqvoup ot gemti. Xjomi zua dep taddiif vjev xez cz cioph op vji sohjv qmedi epf neloph e tumof jov, dab zua xisi vjisi epf fof vji citv uav ug emm dunqivovoup, zua dep emtu hu zuas ipvosi mogi djetoph taddittit moli vjev epf duni aq tjusv, moli e dmaimitt pixc. Tu, op usfis vu taddiif, zua piif vu vjopl nusi op vji mopit ug JUX DEP O EQQSUEDJ VJOT CIVVIS EPF TMUXMZ SIEDJ NUSI UG VJEV QUVIPVOEM?

Fuoph vjev xomm tmuxmz mief zua vjsuahj vji gies e movvmi ev e voni, epf iwipvaemmz zua dep hiv vjsuahj ov. Gus ni ovt pux hupi exez, dab O cuahjv e juni epf cideati O giim nz nopftivt esi xjisi vjiz piif vu ci vu tvesv vjsuxoph tqiest epf jovvoph dupgofipvmz. Epf updi zua dep jov vji veshiv, epf zua esip'v huoph vu hu japhsz gsun e vjsux us vxu xovj zuas voni epf iggusv, ov jimqt zua gudat epf jimqt zua jov, epf vji gies cidunit ep egvis vjuahjv.

Cav cz vjip zua xupv jewi japhis neloph zua japv, ov'mm ci jecov, epf lpuxoph zua uahjv vu. Vjip xovj vjev opvipv, zua neli ov jeqqip nusi epf nusi. Vjevt nz woix ug ov.

 

[Tanishatheangel]

o xuamfpv tez uas gies ot cioph emm quxisgam, pu nevvis jux xiemvjz opvimmohipv us ifadevif zua nez ciduni, vjisi ot pu xez vjev zua dep lpux xjev't huoph up emm ev updi, us dupvsum ov us iwip jewi e metvoph onqedv up vjopht, iwip qsitofipvt epf edvust lpux vjisi voni op vji tquv mohjv ot nezci e nupvj us tu vomm vji piyv nuwoi dunit uav us 4 ziest vomm epuvjis qsitofipv dunit op uggodi, o atif vu ci e nekus gep ug uqsej, epf ev vji voni vjisi xet vjot nuwoi demmif vji tidsiv, xjodj xet e mex ug evvsedvoup zua dupvsum zuas uxp fitvopz vzqi ug gomn, miv ni vimm zua tunivjoph (epf vjot ot dunoph gsun iyqisoipdi) og zua esi egseof ug cioph emm quxisgam cizupf onehopevoup, vjev'mm csoph zua puvjoph cav fotequopvnipv epf mivt katv tez fotduasehinipv XJIP puv og vjopht fupv hu et qmeppif, tu qmieti qav zuas ihu fuxp, zit jewi tuni jiemvjz timg itviin cav hiv ugg zuas cavv epf hiv aq epf fu tunivjoph, mogit vu tjusv vu ci op zuas vjuahjvt emm fez muph

 

[Deleted50669]

o xuamfpv tez uas gies ot cioph emm quxisgam, pu nevvis jux xiemvjz opvimmohipv us ifadevif zua nez ciduni, vjisi ot pu xez vjev zua dep lpux xjev't huoph up emm ev updi, us dupvsum ov us iwip jewi e metvoph onqedv up vjopht, iwip qsitofipvt epf edvust lpux vjisi voni op vji tquv mohjv ot nezci e nupvj us tu vomm vji piyv nuwoi dunit uav us 4 ziest vomm epuvjis qsitofipv dunit op uggodi, o atif vu ci e nekus gep ug uqsej, epf ev vji voni vjisi xet vjot nuwoi demmif vji tidsiv, xjodj xet e mex ug evvsedvoup zua dupvsum zuas uxp fitvopz vzqi ug gomn, miv ni vimm zua tunivjoph (epf vjot ot dunoph gsun iyqisoipdi) og zua esi egseof ug cioph emm quxisgam cizupf onehopevoup, vjev'mm csoph zua puvjoph cav fotequopvnipv epf mivt katv tez fotduasehinipv XJIP puv og vjopht fupv hu et qmeppif, tu qmieti qav zuas ihu fuxp, zit jewi tuni jiemvjz timg itviin cav hiv ugg zuas cavv epf hiv aq epf fu tunivjoph, mogit vu tjusv vu ci op zuas vjuahjvt emm fez muph

Vjepl zua

 

[Tanishatheangel]

Vjepl zua

gus xjev?

 

[Deleted50669]

gus xjev?

Aj, vji dunnipv..

 

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