This is the question I was too embarrassed to ask out loud. I felt like a failure watching everyone else grow while I couldn’t cover basic expenses.
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I wrote this into MidEdu.com after sitting alone in my office long after everyone left. I’m not slacking — I’m overwhelmed — and I can’t understand why the harder I push, the more stuck my business feels.
I can’t sleep lately because business stress follows me into bed every night, so I needed to ask how others handle this constant weight.
I asked this because every financial problem hits me harder than it used to, and I’m trying to understand why it feels like I’m the failure—not the situation.
I’m struggling with missed deadlines and losing confidence in myself, so I asked this question hoping someone understands what it feels like at my age.
I asked this because I’ve been feeling crushed by the daily weight of my business, and I needed to understand why everything suddenly feels heavier than it used to.
I’ve done extra work that led nowhere — and some that changed my career. The difference was knowing why I was doing it.
I’ve been the person who said “yes” to everything — until I burned out. Learning to say “I’ll help, but let’s talk about it” changed everything.
I’ve done unpaid work just to prove myself — and sometimes it paid off, sometimes it didn’t. Responsibility has a cost, and learning where to draw the line took me years.
I’ve often found myself doing more than I was paid for — not for money, but because I cared too much to walk away. It’s tiring, but it also reminds me why responsibility still matters.
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