I have grown to hate my business. The past year, I’ve worked incredibly hard to open another location. Sales have been disappointing and have left me chained to the business until sales improve enough to hire more help. There’s a lot of competition in the area, so I’m skeptical that day will ever come.

I don’t have time freedom. I don’t have location freedom. I’m taking a VERY small personal salary. I don’t like where I live. I’m hundreds of miles away from friends and family.

I can’t just wind down the business, I have debt and PG leases. It likely will be at LEAST a year before I could attempt to sell the business.

The idea of just saying “F*ck it” and going backpacking through Asia while the business crumbles is no longer sounding like a terrible idea.

Anyone in a similar situation?