Quote: (02-25-2019 11:54 AM)RedKurrant Wrote:
How do you guys maintain the energy to keep working on a business while working full-time?
About a month ago I launched a service-based business and have so far landed six clients, but I'm starting to feel burnt out already. I'm working ~70 hour weeks, which entails the 9-5.30 job, and then working a couple of hours before and after work, during my work lunch break, and most of the weekend.
My worry is that if I don't keep grinding away I'll never earn enough from the business so that I can quit my job and work on it full-time. How can I push through when all I want to do is throw in the towel everyday?
Set a time limit for working on your business while on the job. 6 months maybe. If after 6 months your business isn’t getting anywhere, either the business idea isn’t profitable or you simply haven’t put enough into it. At 6 months, you will know which is which.
Then you’ll have to decide whether to quit your job to focus on your business full time, or forget about it and try a different business idea later.
The idea is to not let yourself burn both ends of the candle forever, because as you say, that leads to burnout. So set a time limit on that.