[j45]

This is simply about priorities. You, or your time are not more important than the people cutting cheques to you. Your only job in side gigs or main jobs is to add value.

I'll say it again, your job is to add more value than you are paid by a job or freelancer. It's a tricky balance. You are hired full-time to give full time results, and being prepared to do so is your job is your non-full time hours which you can choose to spend.

Asking your full-time job to subsidize your time and energy to make money elsewhere doesn't make a lot of sense.

There is a capacity limit for every human being and you may need to rethink your business model, bring on help, and pick up management skills to not work harder, but perhaps work less and make more for those hours worked.

Things don't get easier, you just get better if you dive a bit more into achieving your goals in a way that aren't at the expense of others.