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Originally Posted by Saul Good
The only advice I would give would be to manage your own expectations and figure out what you want the business to become. Based on what you are telling me, you don't own a business. You own a job, and there is a big difference between the two.
Its great to put in 80 hour weeks if you have a plan and a path to evolve the business into something self-sustaining. It isn't okay if the only way your business will ever remain viable is for you to put in ridiculous hours just to keep the lights on.
You may need to do some soul-searching to determine what course of action to take. If you bust your ass for 2-3 years, can you grow the business to the point where it can run itself if you only oversee things from a distance while still being profitable? If so, you need to focus your energy on getting it to that point.
If you come to the conclusion that the business is only going to survive by working yourself to death while barely scraping by every month, you may need to let it go and find a more productive use of your time and energy.
Owning a business means that you can focus your energy somewhere else for months at a time while still earning a solid income. Owning a job means that the business has little to no value without your own labor. There is nothing wrong with owning a job if you enjoy it, it pays well, and it doesn't dominate your life. If any of those three conditions are not met, you would be better off pulling the plug and finding another way to make a living.
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Very interesting, I appreciate you taking the time to post that. There is some sobering realization within your posts for me. It's always interesting to see what others see, because you can't see things when you have blinders on. That post about hit it on the head.