I’ve been a business owner for the past two years, and I’ve never been more disappointed in myself. I’ve been trying my hardest to make a success of my business but I just can’t seem to make it work.
Despite this, I still feel the need to brag to my friends and family about how “brisk” my business is. I know it’s wrong, I know that I’m not being honest, and yet I can’t help myself.
When I first decided to open my business, I thought it was the perfect way to make money and provide for my family.
I’d spent a few years saving up and researching, and I was sure I had the perfect business plan. I opened the doors with high hopes and expectations, but it didn’t take long for reality to set in.
Despite all my careful planning, my business just wasn’t making any money.
At first, I was determined to make it work. I worked long hours and put in every bit of effort I had. But nothing was working.
I was starting to feel like a failure and it was taking a toll on my mental health. I was getting more and more desperate, and I started to think that maybe the only way to save my business was to lie about it.
So, I started to pretend that my business was doing well and that it was growing every day. I’d tell my friends and family that I was “killing it” and that I was making more money than ever.
Of course, none of this was true and I knew it. But I was too embarrassed to admit the truth, so I kept up the facade.
I’ve been doing this for the past few months and I’m starting to feel like a fraud. I know I’m not being honest with my friends and family and it’s starting to weigh heavily on me.
I don’t know how much longer I can keep up this charade.
My business isn’t making money and I’m not sure it ever will. I feel like a failure and I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I can’t keep lying about it any longer.
It’s time for me to face the truth and accept that my business isn’t going to be the success I’d hoped for and that it might close down one day.