The Edgy post.

It takes a lot of bravery and sacrifice to do what you've done to become an entrepreneur. You didn't choose to travel this path because it was going to be easy. When you feel the pressure of failure, and losing money, losing your social connections, try to use this as motivation. Don't let it suffocate you. Think of it more like a rabid dog chasing you, biting at you; you don't want to stop -- you want to run faster! :)

When you break through this period, when you achieve success, it will only be that much better. And you should be evaluating what you've done so far, ask yourself questions. What did I do right? What did I do wrong? If I could have done something differently, what would it have been? What should I be doing differently now?

Failure in business is not a bad thing, because mistakes can be valuable learning experiences. As a small business you have an advantage that you can fail quickly, change strategy quickly, try new ideas more quickly, and move forward more quickly. There is no shame in trying, regardless of the outcome.

tl;dr keep your chin up, keep trying new things, use the haters as motivation :)

Im lvl 28 and im on the same if not worst.
My aproach to life has changed however - its not bashing myself over things that will help. My luck hasn't turned for better yet but stopped worsening and i feel relieved at least- but theres signs of things getting better ahead.

Way i see things is like this:

-Life isn't fair but isn't unfair as well. People are. Life is like a dice roll, keep at it and a good roll will come but people - just don't invest on those who do not deserve and try to not let yourself be affected by those getting in your way (family for example we have to deal with it).

-Disapointment is just expectations vs reality.
Make less of one to get less of the other.

Its a good start. For me its like ive been years weighting myself... nowadays i only worry by real problens happening right now. What is past and my general outlook in life those are just things i have now to deal with. No point in getting mad at it, it won't change, and feeling defeated was only making me worse.

Hope it helps

Congrats! Thanks a lot for GA!

Congrats!

I've left my job almost a couple of years ago and been unemployed for a year hoping I'll establish my own firm/company.

I wish you the absolute best of luck with that. It takes guts to try to command your own life and not be ground down under the boot of someone else. That said, there's no shame in returning to the fold of employer/employee because I'm sure you will have learned something about yourself from the experience.

Gratz

Happy birthday. I had a so-called quarter-life crisis myself. I had set out to accomplish several things, and at 22 I thought, "oh no, what do I do now that I don't have any more long term goals?" It felt like that thinking (and phase of my life) lasted forever, but in reality it was only a few years. Good luck!

Happy birthday! I'm going through something similar. (Lost my job, though... because i thought it was better to say home and not harm myself than to go to work and end up harming myself).

I too want to own my own company.
I wish you the best of luck and I do believe in you.

Level 25, btw.
I'm currently just... trying to force myself to find a job cause I feel so damn useless not being able to provide rn.
Cheers, mate.

Life is a bit of a roller-coaster. I know at your age you might not be able to see the structure of the ride, but take it from some of us older gamers that this much is true... there are the ascents where you're looking forward with a bit of glee and also dread, the top where you can see the whole world before you, the dizzying ride down and the bottom where it feels like blah and that nothing will ever feel good again.... rinse and repeat.

Key points:
Money enough to live comfortably and securely should be a goal - more won't make you any happier, less will suck
Actual life experiences like travel and good meals and time spent with people you care about will last a lot longer and make you happier than collecting "stuff"
Finding a person to spend the bulk of your time with who makes you happy and "gets you" and appreciates you for being you, is priceless

Personally I find work to be fulfilling when I feel like I am making a difference and the people I work for aren't assholes and appear to appreciate my efforts. But it's only an end to achieving the means to attain the above three things.

soapbox now free :-p

Good luck. Making a choice like that, especially knowing the effects it can have on relationships with family, is really hard. Hope it all turns out well for you. Trust in yourself, but don't be afraid to go back to being an employee again if necessary. Luck and timing are just as important as devotion and skill.

I'm stuck on LVL 25, how do you level up?

I am in the exactly same point of life as you. Happy level up day! :)

Happy birthday.

Wish I could give you any good advice for your current issue but all I can say is keep trying.

Things usually change after a while so just be ready to act when the time comes.

Good luck!

I recently wrote this in response to another person's anxiety about life. Perhaps you might find it useful?

Happy Birthday! Hang in there!

Going the route of starting up your own business is always risky, and it's one that I certainly wouldn't ever have the balls for. The school of life is particularly harsh about these things because it always gives you the test first and the lessons second, but despite your painful setbacks you still have your fighting spirit, and that's great to hear.

There's no shame in needing to catch your breath, and I think it's only natural that self-consciousness can overwhelm us at times. I can't speak to the culture of asia, but I feel that any friend worth keeping is someone that would stand by you no matter how good or bad the times get. You'll be fine, you just need to give yourself chance to pick yourself up and dust yourself off. You have the right mindset, you just need a little luck and a little rest.

Hang in there buddy. You got this! <3