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I know multiple well-adjusted, happily married entrepreneurs. They went through many-year periods of extreme stress, week-to-week "will I have to close shop th

I know multiple well-adjusted, happily married entrepreneurs. They went through many-year periods of extreme stress, week-to-week "will I have to close shop this week" trials, and 0 vacation when starting their business. Before starting the business, each one had really good relationships. Solidly built. Years invested in each other. A good community of friends who actually cared for each other. They'd weathered other storms of life before. They knew when focus was needed on the relationships, and trusted that the business would work out. They came out with some scars. But are now in a better spot then ever. Sounds like you may not have had that.

madaxe_again 10y ago
The business is doing fine, I just decided to leave. Scarred, yes. Wealthy to boot, for what little good that does me. It's hard to build a support network when you've moved every 18 months since infancy - everywhere and everyone is always new. Started the business when I was 22, come from a very atomised background - like a lot of entrepreneurs. People either start businesses because they're very secure and content with their lives, or the complete opposite. I had friends when I started the businesss, but when there's no time to be made, people inevitably drift away. It's also hard for them when they see their goofy friend who everybody knew was going to fail, succeed. Nobody likes to admit they were wrong, and envy is a wedge that will drive apart the closest of friends. At this point I know nobody. Not everyone comes from a small community they've lived within their entire lives. Many don't in fact. What I present is the grim reality of starting an intensive 24/7 business.