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judithvirag
Builder 1
3 days ago

Owner Burnout Check‑In! Anyone Else Feeling This?

I want to be real for a moment.

Running a business lately feels like a nonstop hamster wheel: trying to get all the work done, making sure our team has hours, constantly chasing new work, while also losing long‑term clients we’ve had for 12 years. The lack of loyalty has been hard to process.

Some days, it honestly feels like my entrepreneurial mojo is gone. I’m tired. Mentally and emotionally. This year has been heavy.

So I’m asking this community:

How do you get through owner burnout?

  • What helps you reset when you’re questioning everything?
  • How do you get your motivation back when the passion dips?

If you’re feeling this too, you’re not alone. And if you’ve been here before and made it through, I’d really appreciate hearing how.

2 Replies

  • It’s nothing new welcome to the shit show. I like to use the ladder as an example you start on the ground and climb, you hit some storms along the way but you keep climbing starting a company is like being in the Troposphere, all storms all the time one after another. I question why I did this to myself Daily but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. You’ll make it through if you want it that bad 

  • BeedaBoss's avatar
    BeedaBoss
    Contributor 2

    I've been practicing meditation and mindfulness to keep my sanity. Just breathing for 15 minutes a day has lowered my stress, it's beyond beneficial. Also having the mantra that "this too shall pass" helps a little.