I’m curious how other small business owners handle the stress because I know I have to change something, but unfortunately we are a 24/7/365 business.
Today I passed out and woke up on the floor. I honestly think the stress finally caught up to me. Between difficult customers, employees, financial pressure, cash flow, and feeling like every problem is mine to solve, it’s becoming too much.
The part that really messes with me is the business has grown every year.
Year 1: $70k
Year 2: $234k
Year 3: $2.7M
From the outside, that probably looks like success. But behind the scenes, it feels like I’m carrying the weight of the world every single day. My phone never stops. There’s always another fire to put out. Even when I’m home, my mind is still at work.
Lately I’ve been asking myself if this is even worth it. I started this business to build a better life for my family, not to constantly feel overwhelmed and run into the ground.
For those of you who have been through this, what changed things for you? Did you hire better people? Delegate more? Work less? Sell the business? How did you stop feeling like everything depended on you?
I genuinely want to hear from people who’ve made it through this because whatever I’m doing right now isn’t sustainable. Truthfully we have be approached by a few larger corporations interested in purchasing the business for a few million.