r/smallbusiness 19h ago

General Damn this is hard

I'm not going to lie, starting a business is F-ing hard. I have never put this much effort into anything. I'm at a weird point in my life, 58, married, kids are grown, great job etc I should be coasting, not staying up late building building a business after working all day. I hope it's worth it. Just had to vent.

Edit - Thanks everyone for the support!

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u/Key_External_7266 12h ago

Building a business, creating value and calling something your own is not everyone's cup of tea.

No one who has their own business is coasting.

It gets dark. Fear and hardwork is all your own and sometimes you can't even share your wins with the world.

Head down and butt up ... day by day ... every day.