Oh the pain of it all.

The entrepreneurial existence brings with it the ecstasy of achievement, the joy of financial success and the comfort of knowing that you have made a difference. That's what "they" say. Since I have personally never realized any of those, what I think may be mythological endowments, I am left with only one conclusion ... THEY, whoever "they" are, ARE IDIOTS!
I just wish they had been truthful with me when they introduced me to the unicorn of opportunity, much spoken of but seldom if ever seen or experienced. So I, like most people buy into the dream. I take the risk, I create, I build a product or service that I believe in and then I realize that I have no clue where to go from here. Sure I love it, but I can't seem to find it a date with anyone else. My beautiful and desirable creation takes on the emotional trappings of a troll that should just sit under the bridge and let life pass by overhead. Then I feel like I have somehow failed because my creation, my dream doesn't seem to rise like sun to a prominent spot in the sky of life. That idea brings with it discomfiture that I really don't like. It brings the realization that I'm not as smart as I'd like to think I am. It reminds me painfully that I need help. And what makes it worse is that I'm never really sure where to turn.
Real experts are awfully hard to find. Sometimes I wonder if they even exist. The answers I seek must be hidden beneath cloaks of hype and hogwash. The promise of support is seldom more than a process and procedure for separating me from my money, no matter how little of it I have.
So what do I do? I rant a little and rave a bit and then recommit to going back to work to figure out how to make it all work. I'm, still enough of a dreamer that I refuse to let the gremlins of uncertainty dissuade me from following my dream. I am confident that out there somewhere, if I turn over enough rocks, I will find the answers I need. So I'll go forth tipping over the stones of life, looking for the treasure we all seek. Along the way I know I am building experience, knowledge and insight that I could have gained no other way. Life is to be lived. Challenges are to be overcome. Growth is to be experienced. I've experienced some and hope to experience a lot more. Especially the rewards "They" promise. I'll keep working and see what the future holds. I'll keep beating my head against the wall until either it or my skull gives up. But I think it important that the wall knows that my skull is one of the hardest things on earth. Just ask my wife and kids.