It's true, it's easy to not think about this kind of stuff happening to you until it does. I had similar feelings about running a startup as Wade three years ag

It's true, it's easy to not think about this kind of stuff happening to you until it does. I had similar feelings about running a startup as Wade three years ago. Then the following happened: - I was forced to vacate my apartment twice, once because of building damage and once because of owner move-in eviction. - I was suddenly let go from my job. - I suffered from chronic back problems for two years. - Five of my family members died, including my brother and my father. These things completely shook my self-confidence, and they were personal things that were beyond my control. I also have a wife and two children, and the wife recently decided to stay home full-time to take care of the kids. It wouldn't have been fair to my family to take on the risk of running a startup without guaranteed steady income and health insurance, and at the same time being a basket case around them from all the shit that was hitting the fan. I'm not looking for pity or trying to get in some sort of victim contest. I really consider myself lucky as I'm healthy, I'm working at a fun startup (not running it), my family has been great and supportive, and I've grown a bit and learned a lot from my experiences. In all fairness, I also never realistically had a startup opportunity or idea to pursue. But I was in no frame of mind to run a startup during those past few years, and if I did I would not have done so responsibly. You may be able to do so, in which case you and I are probably cut from a different cloth.