I fell into a similar frame of mind a few months back.
I've been running a tech business since I was in school, it's all I've ever known. Ten years on it's not like a startup any more, it's a daily slog and I dislike it immensely.
Friends and family think I've done well even getting this far but all I see is the lack of real growth for the past few years. I thought I would be a lot further ahead than this.
So I'm now doing my best to stop feeling sorry for myself. I've started helping my wife progress her career and it feels far better than anything I've ever done for myself. It gives me a reason to carry on with my boring job every day, knowing that doing so brings in enough money to give someone else the chance to follow their dreams.
I don't think I'll ever give up on my own dreams but at least if I can help someone else in the mean time I'll never have to say that it was all for nothing.
I've been running a tech business since I was in school, it's all I've ever known. Ten years on it's not like a startup any more, it's a daily slog and I dislike it immensely.
Friends and family think I've done well even getting this far but all I see is the lack of real growth for the past few years. I thought I would be a lot further ahead than this.
So I'm now doing my best to stop feeling sorry for myself. I've started helping my wife progress her career and it feels far better than anything I've ever done for myself. It gives me a reason to carry on with my boring job every day, knowing that doing so brings in enough money to give someone else the chance to follow their dreams.
I don't think I'll ever give up on my own dreams but at least if I can help someone else in the mean time I'll never have to say that it was all for nothing.