What advice would you give to someone feeling discouraged or doubtful about their entrepreneurial journey?

It's a roller coaster for sure!  You have to expect it.  You can't get too comfortable with the high of success.  You can't get too anxious or defeated when the lows come.  When you think about the journey from this perspective, it's easier to deal with solving problems rather than taking the problems personally.  

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After reading this and seeing the comments this actually just help me out even more 

Give yourself GRACE... grace and space to learn, unlearn, make mistakes, practice, course correct, BREATHE, cry, absorb, ask questions and sometimes ask the same questions over and over again until it sticks, find the right mentors, and to START OVER at your own pace. Rome wasn't built in a day, yet it was because they showed up every day, they ask and received, sought and found what they needed, knocked on doors that seemed closed until they were open.

I’d tell them this: You’re not alone, and doubt is part of the journey—not a disqualifier. I have a grant writing agency. When I started my business, I was working full time managing a nonprofit organization for entrepreneurs, teaching entrepreneurship to college students, bootstrapping everything, and building my business late at night and on weekends. I’ve faced loss, setbacks, and seasons where I questioned if the sacrifices were worth it. But what kept me going was knowing someone was waiting on the other side of my persistence—someone who needed the service or solution only I could provide.

Discouragement doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you care deeply. In those moments, revisit your why. Surround yourself with people who understand your vision, and give yourself grace as you grow. Success isn’t always loud. Sometimes, it’s quietly choosing to keep going when no one’s clapping yet.

Keep building. Keep believing. You’re further along than you think. 

Feeling doubtful or discouraged? You're in the right place! Welcome to the club.

Surround yourself with a small network of like minded folks that have achieved where you'r trying to go. Hire a coach, join a mentoring group and hold one for the ride of your life.

Also read the E-myth!

Just keep going! We all have special gifts we can share with our clients. 

If you put half the dedication that you put towards working for someone else and running, building or maintaining their company/business then you won’t regret the pay off of doing that for yourself in the long run. But it can get tough though.

This hits home!
I’ve seen it and I’ve lived it.

Why? Because when I first started I ran on emotions, and made decisions— not using logic.

This is the cycle that keeps most contractors in the run around.
I believe we don’t need more motivation.
We need a blueprint to make decisions that actually hold up.

So I put this together for the ones who are tired of the emotional rollercoaster of contracting, service based business.

📌 Mad one day, burnt out the next, then desperate all over again. Im the hamster on the wheel. 

What are your thoughts?