Getting no success is hard. But getting some initial success can be a trap. I spent 15 years of my life scraping by in various attempts to make something that s

Getting no success is hard. But getting some initial success can be a trap. I spent 15 years of my life scraping by in various attempts to make something that sticks, and (too) slowly failed to find it. Finally I sold out to the dark side (consulting). The money is decent and the job is something I can forget when I clock out. Not being able to retire early will be my own fault for chasing the dream for too long, had I switched sooner it would still have been a possibility. Failing can be a good thing, it forces you out from something that's not working.