[factsaresacred]

I'm similarly running a one-man show and it's definitely a lonely path at times. Especially as you've built this entire universe of ups and downs that nobody can relate to.

Running a successful solo-business is a lonely route by definition. Few people are on a similar path, fewer still reach the summit. For me, thinking back to how much lonelier it felt to sit in a busy office knowing that there's got to be a different way, provides perspective.

Besides, perhaps loneliness is the cost of admission: a business is a path to wealth, freedom and possibly meaning. Happiness is not included.

[topicseed]

Maybe you're right and I expect too much (i.e., everything) from my own business. But in the end, although I have more control, it is still a job, with ups and downs, things I hate, things I love, etc.