Hi guys, this is my first post in this subreddit but I just wanted to share a little bit about my story. The main reason I wanted to write this is because I’m worried I’m going to burn myself out eventually.

    A little bit about me –
    I’m 20 years old and I am doing everything I can to be successful. My main goal in life is it retire my parents and to be known. I currently have my own business where i custom shoes and have been doing so since I was 16 (started in 2020). I actually got hired by a local store to teach people how to customize shoes. I eventually want to create my own luxurious fashion line in the future as I’m really into fashion. Im also a real estate agent as I got my license last year and actually gonna close on my first listing tomorrow. And on top of this, I’m also a full time college student. I’m a junior and I’m on the path of getting my bachelors in financial services next year. I’m trying to get my name and work out there by doing social media and attending events to network.

    Now besides from doing all this, i feel that it’s made me into a terrible perfectionist. It’s gotten so bad that it gets to the point where I can’t even think straight and has made me overthink a lot. I can not do anything else until my work is perfect and when I constantly think like that it makes me feel that I’m not doing good enough and like I’m worthless or I could be doing better. I’m scared that this perfectionist part of me is going to hurt my mental health down the road and possibly make me not appreciate what I have and what I’ve done. I don’t know if having this perfectionist mentality is good or bad and if it’s common. I’m sorry for ranting I just wanted to hear if you guys think like this too if there’s anything I can do to calm myself down when I start overthink and trying to perfect everything.

    Is me being a perfectionist going to kill me as a entrepreneur?
    byu/Impressive_Date9695 inEntrepreneur



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    1. I’m short yes it will.

      How do I know? I’m exactly the same.

      The best thing I did was partner up with someone who was the complete opposite.

      With that we found a balance.

      I perfect his scrappiness.

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