This is exactly right. Lots of posts on here that are a mixed bag. I had a similar post a few months back about the same topic this post is bringing up and this response hit it in on the head.
Your family is everything, treat it as such. Everyone else has their own objectives in life, and envy is real amongst everyone especially as you get older and the have-not’s crowd around you grows.
Entrepreneurship is a lonely game. You think about your business all the time, but reap all the rewards of your profits. Unfortunately what comes with that is a price. The price is that most people get confused how you became more successful than them, become envious, and then start to wish for you to start to get knocked down. The distance becomes somewhat palpable.
Like this post said, focus on your family, parents, kids and be grateful for them daily. Life is different for you now!
Down 30% this year. Somewhat niche biz though to where enough people can cut it from the budget. Still doing well though with that decline, raised prices etc to cover that gap. How long can inflation really be this high and not continue to gut out the middle class? It’s inevitable headwinds are here, so we accept it and give ourselves grace as long as we do what we can control.