Translated, you can’t lose if you don’t quit
this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2023
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No the worst thing would be watching your family burn to death in an oven that you accidentally invented.
You die.
I keep reading of people asking for advice after they stop doing business. Business was bad, they stop. Business was okay or good, they stop.
Certainly seems they think they're playing with a toy.
Burnout as an entrepreneur is really problematic. The assumption is that the business you own or trying to develop is not only something that you have to do, but it comes from the bottom of your heart. If the assumption is true - the burnout is impossible. Like in this song: "I:m on vacation every single day because I love my occupation...".
The first rule of business is don’t run out of fucking cash.
If you’re not toeing the line of burnout and wanting to quit I don’t think you’re working hard enough at least in the beginning. At some point you need to start delegating and taking time for yourself to keep from feeling burnout long term. You can only take so much, and you need to find your limits. Mental resilience is a skill to practice.
Burnout is so real and takes so long to recover from. If you can avoid it, please do. I took a break to recover and honestly it's so hard to get that drive back.
I've owned four businesses over a span of forty years, some of those businesses overlapping. All were were local service businesses, lot's of sweat, most weeks were 60 hours or more. Not once have I ever experienced "burnout". The worst thing that can happen to a business owner is not being able to recover financially and emotionally after a business failure.
It's absolutely true.
Only when you're playing your game.
It's best to understand asa(f)p if it's your game as early in the game as you can.
If it's yours, don't ever stop and learn to rest to maintain longevity.
If it's not yours, find anther game as soon as you can.
Best of luck🙂