11/02/2023
The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business.
Running a business is really hard.
What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid back people (Also in my situation a heart attack at the age of 34)But, for people like me I can’t just give up. Hard times after hard times. Be prepared, because you WILL want to give up time and time again. You’ve got a dream, now its time to make it a reality!!
People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.
Friends and family will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a big chain store. I thank god I have a small but great family that has had my back way more then I expected in the last year, and they are still fighting for me! When you have that it makes you believe in yourself!
Coral Danzer Justin Danzer Diana Sprague & of course my children Mallori Nicole Danzer, and Axel Kash Danzer (even though they are not aloud to use facebook yet)
You have to worry about if you forget to email/message or call someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages, emails and phone calls.
Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work life balance. You need to be the director, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner... All while being a parent, a husband or a wife, family support, friend... it’s one of the hardest things you will ever try to balance. If you strive for financial benefit, you will have to sacrifice your time. That’s just the way it goes when your business is relying on you to survive and you’re relying on your business to provide!
There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5 years. If they are successful they are overwhelmed. It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting. Especially the past couple of years when so much has been out of our control. But, I would also like to give a HUGE shout out to all of our 2,090 customers, ALMOST 3k!!! We thank you so much for your support, and there is no way we could be here without you 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives. Be kind, be patient, support small businesses... and hopefully more of us are able to stick around..
