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<blockquote data-quote="doc holliday" data-source="post: 1206616" data-attributes="member: 10321">Man oh man if I could like the original post a million times I would.&nbsp; I have a traditional brick and mortar business and I'm in my 20th year of operation.&nbsp; It has been one hell of a roller coaster ride without a doubt and I can relate to every single post on this thread.&nbsp; It is without a doubt a daily physical and emotional grind.&nbsp; One day you'll think you're king of the world and the next day you'll think that you're going to lose it all.&nbsp; You have to grind for new business, do all the paperwork, file and pay all of your taxes, pay your vendors, service your debt, make sure that you have the necessary insurance for you business, make sure money is being collected and your cash is flowing to take care of all of the aforementioned things.&nbsp; Oh and on top of all of that you have to then perform the service that makes you the money to take care of all of that other bs and hopefully once you've paid out all of that, you have enough money to live on.As I enter my 5th decade of life, I really wonder how much longer I want to keep going with my business.&nbsp; I still have some obligations to take care of for a few more years but once those are done, I really have some serious decisions to make. 20+ years is a long time to keep a small business going and it doesn't ever seem to get easier.&nbsp; The amount of sacrifices I made to this business while at the same time raising a family is astounding when I think back on it.&nbsp; I'm often amazed I lasted this long and managed to do everything I've done.&nbsp; That's not even mentioning surviving a divorce too, somehow managing to hold on to my business. The amount of personal sacrifice it takes to be successful in business can never be understated.&nbsp; Even now I should be working harder than I do and I work a lot to run this business.&nbsp; This is a thread every young aspiring entrepreneur should read.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doc holliday, post: 1206616, member: 10321"] Man oh man if I could like the original post a million times I would. I have a traditional brick and mortar business and I'm in my 20th year of operation. It has been one hell of a roller coaster ride without a doubt and I can relate to every single post on this thread. It is without a doubt a daily physical and emotional grind. One day you'll think you're king of the world and the next day you'll think that you're going to lose it all. You have to grind for new business, do all the paperwork, file and pay all of your taxes, pay your vendors, service your debt, make sure that you have the necessary insurance for you business, make sure money is being collected and your cash is flowing to take care of all of the aforementioned things. Oh and on top of all of that you have to then perform the service that makes you the money to take care of all of that other bs and hopefully once you've paid out all of that, you have enough money to live on. As I enter my 5th decade of life, I really wonder how much longer I want to keep going with my business. I still have some obligations to take care of for a few more years but once those are done, I really have some serious decisions to make. 20+ years is a long time to keep a small business going and it doesn't ever seem to get easier. The amount of sacrifices I made to this business while at the same time raising a family is astounding when I think back on it. I'm often amazed I lasted this long and managed to do everything I've done. That's not even mentioning surviving a divorce too, somehow managing to hold on to my business. The amount of personal sacrifice it takes to be successful in business can never be understated. Even now I should be working harder than I do and I work a lot to run this business. This is a thread every young aspiring entrepreneur should read. [/QUOTE]

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