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I’ve thought about making a post like this many times over the last few months. Every time I’ve decided not to either because I didn’t feel like it would be helpful or because I wasn’t sure how it would come across. I’ve come to the point where I have to get it out. If it helps someone great, if it gets buried in the forum never to be seen again then that’s fine too. So... here goes.
Sometimes being an entrepreneur SUCKS! Yes, I said it. Owning a business isn’t what you think it will be when you start, when you are 6 months in, or even when you are multiple years in. Sometimes it just straight up sucks.
I thought by this time in my business journey it would be smooth sailing. I have spent years tweaking my sites and processes. I’ve got things dialed in that allow me to work much more efficiently, and yet somehow things still manage to go off the rails.
The last few months have been quite tough on me because of my business.
I had to fire someone who I thought would be an employee for years to come.
One of my websites was losing multiple thousands per month and I had to pull the plug until I have time to figure out what is wrong and fix it.
A business venture that I started in January that I thought was going to be bringing in 15-20k a month in profits by now is looking like I won’t see anything out of it for multiple years.
I am currently carrying 100k in business debt mainly on credit cards.
All of this and more has happened in the last few months and all of it could have been avoided had I simply been working a 9-5. Business isn’t for everyone. Taking risks might not be for you. Making the right decisions despite not liking the consequences is a hard pill to swallow. Having no one to blame anything on when things go south is tough.
I’ve been doing this for a decent number of years. I haven’t held a regular job in 4-5 years but sometimes even I wonder if it is all worth it.
Sometimes it will SUCK. Sometimes there is plenty of bad and plenty of ugly that you have to wade through and hope to find the good on the other side. As I wade through my bad and ugly time right now I just want to say... keep on wading.
When that time comes in your business will you go back to the safety of a 9-5 or will you walk faster and work harder to get through it?
I hesitated making this post as I really love to encourage people to start or continue on their entrepreneurial journey, but honestly... parts of that journey will suck.
It is just as important to know that going in as it is to know the freedom that owning a business can bring.
(Don’t take the above as a sign that I’m quiting anytime soon. I’m certainly not, but sometimes... I wonder if it’s really worth all the work.)
Sometimes being an entrepreneur SUCKS! Yes, I said it. Owning a business isn’t what you think it will be when you start, when you are 6 months in, or even when you are multiple years in. Sometimes it just straight up sucks.
I thought by this time in my business journey it would be smooth sailing. I have spent years tweaking my sites and processes. I’ve got things dialed in that allow me to work much more efficiently, and yet somehow things still manage to go off the rails.
The last few months have been quite tough on me because of my business.
I had to fire someone who I thought would be an employee for years to come.
One of my websites was losing multiple thousands per month and I had to pull the plug until I have time to figure out what is wrong and fix it.
A business venture that I started in January that I thought was going to be bringing in 15-20k a month in profits by now is looking like I won’t see anything out of it for multiple years.
I am currently carrying 100k in business debt mainly on credit cards.
All of this and more has happened in the last few months and all of it could have been avoided had I simply been working a 9-5. Business isn’t for everyone. Taking risks might not be for you. Making the right decisions despite not liking the consequences is a hard pill to swallow. Having no one to blame anything on when things go south is tough.
I’ve been doing this for a decent number of years. I haven’t held a regular job in 4-5 years but sometimes even I wonder if it is all worth it.
Sometimes it will SUCK. Sometimes there is plenty of bad and plenty of ugly that you have to wade through and hope to find the good on the other side. As I wade through my bad and ugly time right now I just want to say... keep on wading.
When that time comes in your business will you go back to the safety of a 9-5 or will you walk faster and work harder to get through it?
I hesitated making this post as I really love to encourage people to start or continue on their entrepreneurial journey, but honestly... parts of that journey will suck.
It is just as important to know that going in as it is to know the freedom that owning a business can bring.
(Don’t take the above as a sign that I’m quiting anytime soon. I’m certainly not, but sometimes... I wonder if it’s really worth all the work.)
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