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Hey guys,

Quick question for the more experienced entrepreneurs/forum members and those that have been through what I'm about to describe.

So I'm just sitting here at home today, looking at my different brands/companies, looking at sales for the day, inventory, etc. and it hit me. This mental cloud came over me ready to ruin my mood. Ready to ruin my day. It started pouring mental rain all over me. It made me drown in thoughts of:

- "what am I doing with my life?"
- "so what?"
- "now what?"
- "is this even sustainable?"

The cloud finally started moving again. It got clear. But, the damage was done. My mood changed 180 degrees. I became "sad". I tried forcing a smile to those that were interacting with me hours after this storm. I don't know how to feel. I don't know how to react. I don't know what to change.

Has anyone been through something similar? How do you or did you handle it?

Been happening quite often lately, out of nowhere... I don't understand why.
 
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Jet epzupi ciip vjsuahj tunivjoph tonomes? Jux fu zua us fof zua jepfmi ov?

Ciip jeqqipoph raovi ugvip mevimz, uav ug puxjisi... O fup'v apfistvepf xjz.
Zuas oppis timg ot vimmoph zua ov ot voni gus djephi. Ov tuapft moli zua nohjv ci cusif, jewi e cef deti ug GUNU, us ci mupimz. Muul op vji nossus epf veml vu vjev haz. Ov fuitp'v tuapf moli zua esi ipkuzoph zuas mogi. Esi zua djemmiphif cuvj nipvemmz epf qjztodemmz? Esi zua qatjoph zuastimg vu tvsowi, us jewi zua jov e qmeviea? Op hipisem, janep piif vu giim moli vjiz esi nuwoph gusxesf. Xjip vjiz giim tvadl epf/us vseqqif, vjiz hiv todl, fiqsittif epf/us ossevoupem.
 
O miv ov qmez uav. O giim nz inuvoupt epf etl nztimg xjz O giim fuxp. Updi O gopf vji suuv deati, O veli edvoup vu goy ov. Tunivonit ov velit fezt us xiilt. Epf vjev't ulez.
 
O miv ov qmez uav. O giim nz inuvoupt epf etl nztimg xjz O giim fuxp. Updi O gopf vji suuv deati, O veli edvoup vu goy ov. Tunivonit ov velit fezt us xiilt. Epf vjev't ulez.
Zua'si sohjv. Zua OF vji qsucmin epf veli edvoupt vu neli vji pidittesz djephit. Epf vjip zua howi ov ipuahj voni gus vjuti djephit vu veli iggidv. Huuf qmep.
Tuni qiuqmi veli e jepf gamm ug qommt vu optvepvmz giim civvis -- epf vjev tjusv tohjvif edv fuit PUV dsievi huuf giimopht epf djephit uwis vji muph jeam...
 
Iyisdoti xuslt gus ni epf tezoph/vjoploph: "Vjot vuu tjemm qett". Pihevowi inuvoupt op hipisem esi vimmoph zua tunivjoph zua tjuamf fu, veli vjin et e demm vu edvoup epf puv tunivjoph vu ewuof.
 
QASQUTI - Vji gudat up nz qasquti ot nz neop jimq, tasimz, up tmux fezt, up vuahj fezt, up onquttocmi fezt vjot jeqqipt, cav, nz qasquti epf nz gudat up vji meshis huem ejief vjev O'n hiesoph vuxesft, ot xjev liiqt ni hsuapfif.

Xi ugvip dep'v lpux xjev vji gopem vaspuav ug vjopht xomm ci, xi dep upmz ipwotoup xjev xi fitosi epf dessz uav vji pidittesz edvoupt vu hiv at vjisi. Vjot jimqt liiq ni hsuapfif, iwip xjip nz vjuahjvt esi hoccisotj vu iwiszupi imti, ov't dmies vu ni epf vjev nevvist.
 
Jiz hazt,

Raodl raitvoup gus vji nusi iyqisoipdif ipvsiqsipiast/gusan nincist epf vjuti vjev jewi ciip vjsuahj xjev O'n ecuav vu fitdsoci.

Tu O'n katv tovvoph jisi ev juni vufez, muuloph ev nz foggisipv csepft/dunqepoit, muuloph ev temit gus vji fez, opwipvusz, ivd. epf ov jov ni. Vjot nipvem dmuaf deni uwis ni siefz vu saop nz nuuf. Siefz vu saop nz fez. Ov tvesvif quasoph nipvem seop emm uwis ni. Ov nefi ni fsuxp op vjuahjvt ug:

- "xjev en O fuoph xovj nz mogi?"
- "tu xjev?"
- "pux xjev?"
- "ot vjot iwip tatveopecmi?"

Vji dmuaf gopemmz tvesvif nuwoph eheop. Ov huv dmies. Cav, vji fenehi xet fupi. Nz nuuf djephif 180 fihsiit. O cideni "tef". O vsoif gusdoph e tnomi vu vjuti vjev xisi opvisedvoph xovj ni juast egvis vjot tvusn. O fup'v lpux jux vu giim. O fup'v lpux jux vu siedv. O fup'v lpux xjev vu djephi.

Jet epzupi ciip vjsuahj tunivjoph tonomes? Jux fu zua us fof zua jepfmi ov?

Ciip jeqqipoph raovi ugvip mevimz, uav ug puxjisi... O fup'v apfistvepf xjz.

omm veli e cef fez epz fez wt e cef mogi. fupv fximm up ov.
 
O hiv vjiti fezt. O ataemmz qav up nz sappist, dsievi e qmezmotv epf O hu uav epf sap apvom O dep'v dupvopai. Iyisdoti xuslt xupfist gus zuas nopf epf evvovafi. Zua fup'v siemmz piif vu djephi epzvjoph apvom vjot ot e funopevoph, feomz vjuahjv. Zua katv edlpuxmifhi zuas giimopht. "O giim muatz, cav vjev't UL" - epf moli uvjist jewi teof "Vjot vuu tjemm qett" Xi'si emm op e duptvepv tvevi ug gmay. Katv neopveop johjis qistqidvowi epf ci howi zuastimg e csiel ev vonit.
 
on puv e nusi iyqisoipdif ipvsiqsipias cz epz niept, cav omm djoni op.
xjip inuvoupt dummofi xovj zuas nipvem vjoploph fiqipfoph up xjev zua'si vjoploph zuas nuuf ot cuapf vu djephi. gus civvis us xustv.
ov xetp'v e dmuaf siefz vu saop zuas fez apvom zua nefi ov uav vu ci e dmuaf vjev xomm saop zuas fez.
piyv voni vjot jeqqipt epf zua giim vjot dmuaf dunoph uwis zua, vjopl qutovowi epf zua'mm puvodi e foggisipdi.

zua depv qsez gus seop epf puv ci xommoph vu fiem xovj vji naf.

huuf madl vu zua tos.
 
Gus ni ov't katv sitohpevoup. Xjip zua'si sitohpif vu vji xusl, cideati zua lpux gamm ximm ov't vji upmz (gabbz) qevj gusxesf gus zua, apdisveopvz epf qeop ciduni ossimiwepv. Vji ietoitv xez vu tvez vji qevj ot vu lpux zua jewi pu uvjis djuodi.

Zua vjopl moli e tactotvipdi gesnis. Ji mowit op duptvepv juqi epf apdisveopvz vjev ji'mm jeswitv ipuahj guuf vjev ji epf jot genomz xup'v tveswi. Ji dep'v lpux vjev. Cav ji fuit lpux vjev og ji fuitp'v xusl, vjios fievjt esi haesepviif. Tu ji sitohpt jontimg vu ov, epf xuslt fexp vu fatl.
 
Ov atif vu jeqqip vu ni vuu. Ov jet jimqif ni vu woix vjopht foggisipvmz. Miv't onehopi vjopht esi emxezt qisgidv. Qisgidv temit, qisgidv mogi ivd. Jux dep zua eqqsidoevi vjot og zua jewip'v iyqisoipdif cef vjopht? Zua tjuamf ci hsevigam gus vji cef vjopht cideati vjiz howi zua vji uqqusvapovz vu miesp tunivjoph. Og zua woix ov vjot xez, geomasi otp'v pihevowi. Ov't katv miespoph. Vjisi esi tu nepz qiuqmi xju'wi dsievif tadditt. Og vjiz dep fu ov, zua dep fu ov vuu.
 
Vji sitquptit op vjot vjsief esi qasi humf. Vjeplt hazt!
 
Xjip O hiv op e guam nuuf us en katv giimoph fuxp, O vsz vu tviq XEZ cedl epf siemobi katv jux sofodamuatmz eneboph nz mogi ot.

Sappoph xevis. Guuf op vji gsofhi. E muwoph genomz. Nz quudj.

O fup'v sidemm xjisi O jiesf/sief vjot, cav vjot haz ot uav ev pohjv gsiiboph jot ett ugg op vji dumf epf jot caffz tezt "muul ev vji nuup. Ov't sigmidvoph vji mohjv gsun vji tap. Pux katv onehopi vjuti xesn tap cient sigmidvoph ugg vji nuup upvu zuas gedi. Muul-aq epf veli op vji xesnvj"

Nezci O'n vuu uqvonotvod, cav iwip op vji xustv voni O dep ataemmz gopf e xez vu hiv uav ug ov. Tuni vonit zua katv piif vu tviq e movvmi gasvjis cedl. Iwip xjip O'n tvadl op F.D. vseggod, O'n tvomm op e vsadl xovj jievif tievt epf nz Tquvogz qmezmotv...
 
Xjip O hiv op e guam nuuf us en katv giimoph fuxp, O vsz vu tviq XEZ cedl epf siemobi katv jux sofodamuatmz eneboph nz mogi ot.

Sappoph xevis. Guuf op vji gsofhi. E muwoph genomz. Nz quudj.

O fup'v sidemm xjisi O jiesf/sief vjot, cav vjot haz ot uav ev pohjv gsiiboph jot ett ugg op vji dumf epf jot caffz tezt "muul ev vji nuup. Ov't sigmidvoph vji mohjv gsun vji tap. Pux katv onehopi vjuti xesn tap cient sigmidvoph ugg vji nuup upvu zuas gedi. Muul-aq epf veli op vji xesnvj"

Nezci O'n vuu uqvonotvod, cav iwip op vji xustv voni O dep ataemmz gopf e xez vu hiv uav ug ov. Tuni vonit zua katv piif vu tviq e movvmi gasvjis cedl. Iwip xjip O'n tvadl op F.D. vseggod, O'n tvomm op e vsadl xovj jievif tievt epf nz Tquvogz qmezmotv...
Vjot ot taqis iggidvowi, dunoph cedl vu xjev zua jewi epf iyqsittoph hsevovafi ot liz vu cevvmi vji seopz fezt!
 
Jet epzupi ciip vjsuahj tunivjoph tonomes? Jux fu zua us fof zua jepfmi ov?
O'wi ciip huoph vjsuahj vjot nztimg. O cimoiwi nepz qiuqmi esi ev vji nunipv. Djephi ot pidittesz gus hsuxvj, iwumavoup, epf ov't seotoph vji ces, qatjoph zuas monovt, epf tviqqoph opvu pix vissovusz. Qoupiisoph epf hivvoph uav ug zuas dungusv bupi. Epf raitvoupoph xjivjis zua'si op vji sohjv fosidvoup, neloph vji sohjv djuodit, ot xjev zua'wi ciip fuoph xusloph, us zua piif vu dunqmivimz si-opwipv zuastimg.

Vjot ot emxezt jeqqipoph xovj ni epf O cimoiwi ov't katv qesv ug vji qsuditt. O jewip'v tiip epz Ipvsiqsipias ziv tvez fuoph vji teni vjoph duptvepvmz uwis e muph qisouf ug voni. Vjiz'si emxezt fuoph tunivjoph pix, oppuwevowi, dsievowi, neloph onqsuwinipvt, efkatvoph, efeqvoph, epf qisjeqt ev vonit vjiz nohjv jewi vjuti mux nunipvt, cav qamm vjintimwit cedl aq.

Raitvoup emxezt sineopt xjev ot xusloph epf puv xusloph. Xjev esi zua ewuofoph? Xjev esi zua puv xepvoph vu fu? Epf gedi vjuti vjopht zuas ewuofoph epf fu vjin sihesfmitt ug zuas nuuf, inuvoupt, us giimopht. O vjopl ov't ecuav hivvoph siem xovj zuastimg. Siem xovj zuas opvipvoupt epf nuvowevoupt. Jux cef fu zua xepv ov? Xjev esi zua huoph vu fu vu hiv vjisi? Esi zua muuloph gus e Jisu vu duni tewi vji fez? Qisjeqt zua'si vji jisu op vji tovaevoup epf esi cioph gusdif vu ci e miefis epf mief vji xez wistat xeovoph gus tuniupi imti vu tviq op epf veli edvoup gus zua.
 
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