To be honest I much rather try and fail, than lay in my bed and thinking what if. Finding a normal 9-5 job, with a lot of overtime is always easy. Don’t let anyone talk you down, especially bad thoughts our minds create

r/howtonotgiveafuck

Seppuku

Think about all you’ve learned

You can at least say you tried. Not everyone succeeds, it’s damn difficult to succeed, but you can at least say you made an effort.

Laugh and be unfazed about it. Or speak up if it bothers you, your choice.

Did you get humulated? Or do you feel, you will be?

If its so easy to be a successfull entrepreneur- why is not everybody one?

You are in good company. I had some wins some losses but did it all my own. Many many others as well. As long as you didn’t lose their money they can suck it. Abe Lincoln had a failed business and came out ok (vampire hunter not president 😁)

What often works is to get a job, provide for family while saving up, then try again when there is enough capital to enable your experience to deliver success.

Try to not take what they say too seriously. They have (I am guessing) not tried what you have, so don’t have perspective on what it took you to strive for success.

Make note of all your lessons learned, and you would never have learned them had you not tried and failed (someone once told me to fail fast, still trying to master that).

Ask them why they said what they said? And let them know the impact it had on you. Not from a “make then wrong” lens, but from a generous curious one. It may give you both insight.

You have tried and learned so much to take with you on your next attempt, congratulations.

By age 35, you are not a failed anything, unless you stop trying to do it. Jebus, 35 you have probably only lost one business! Lol

You are indeed a failure if you just quit and complain on Reddit like it’s going to write your next business plan for you. AI is insane rn. Learn how to code, learn a physical skill that gives you entry to good business at the cost of you developing a skill other than quitting because you care too much about what your family thinks of you.

Freakanomics Podcast host a wonderful 3 part podcast about failing wonderfuly.

Try again and keep going until you succeed.

It does seem you’re also as judgemental on yourself as your family.

You’re a “failed entrepreneur” because you don’t have the guts to stick to it. You’ve given up not because of the failed ventures but because of your self esteem

Evaluate what you’ve done. Why it failed? What has failed? And then continue to pivot or change.