I am an entrepreneur and also 35. I ran into trouble with my first business and started my second one that was also struggling, but it's slowly getting more traction.
There's no such thing as failure with entrepreneurship. If something doesn't work, you pivot to something else. When you stop chasing a goal, THAT is failure. The point is to never stop chasing your dreams.
Your family doesn't get that and humiliates you because I imagine that they took the safe route and never risked trying to create something for themselves. That's part of being an entrepreneur. You'll hear it all. "He's unemployed", "You should get an actual job", "Have you made money yet?", "Do you actually do anything" or even try telling you what to do as if they know the key to success when in action, it's not so black and white. Your family is ignorant of the business world and don't understand how challenging it is to start your own business.
Hypothetically even if you DID fail, it doesn't matter. You tried something that they probably would never do. Most people that try to drag you down only do so because they were too afraid to chase after something.
Source: My family is toxic and this is regular behavior that I experience. I'm also in a small business boot camp and they specifically said that this is a regular occurrence. Ignore them. Practice stoicism. Focus on your goals AND THAT'S IT.
OK, so your mindset is all wrong.
I am an entrepreneur and also 35. I ran into trouble with my first business and started my second one that was also struggling, but it's slowly getting more traction.
There's no such thing as failure with entrepreneurship. If something doesn't work, you pivot to something else. When you stop chasing a goal, THAT is failure. The point is to never stop chasing your dreams.
Your family doesn't get that and humiliates you because I imagine that they took the safe route and never risked trying to create something for themselves. That's part of being an entrepreneur. You'll hear it all. "He's unemployed", "You should get an actual job", "Have you made money yet?", "Do you actually do anything" or even try telling you what to do as if they know the key to success when in action, it's not so black and white. Your family is ignorant of the business world and don't understand how challenging it is to start your own business.
Hypothetically even if you DID fail, it doesn't matter. You tried something that they probably would never do. Most people that try to drag you down only do so because they were too afraid to chase after something.
Source: My family is toxic and this is regular behavior that I experience. I'm also in a small business boot camp and they specifically said that this is a regular occurrence. Ignore them. Practice stoicism. Focus on your goals AND THAT'S IT.