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Business owner & unmotivated

I've been working in construction and home improvement industry since the early 2000s. In 2019, I opened up my handyman business, and since then, things have steadily progressed. This past year, I made the most since opening but I don't think I can work as much as I did and continue a healthy, stress-free life. I'm always tired, I have problems with my neck, back and that's causing nerve pain. I'm also becoming extremely unmotivated not only to work for my business but even at my home. It's becoming depressing. I feel like a jerk complaining about this but sometimes it just helps to vent.. I can't bring in laborers. They are slow, don't care, usually the work is sub par, and tools become missing. I'd also hate to close the business down because most companies in my field pay extremely bad ($18-$22 per hour) when I'm making over $50-$100…


I've been working in construction and home improvement industry since the early 2000s. In 2019, I opened up my handyman business, and since then, things have steadily progressed. This past year, I made the most since opening but I don't think I can work as much as I did and continue a healthy, stress-free life. I'm always tired, I have problems with my neck, back and that's causing nerve pain.

I'm also becoming extremely unmotivated not only to work for my business but even at my home. It's becoming depressing.
I feel like a jerk complaining about this but sometimes it just helps to vent..
I can't bring in laborers. They are slow, don't care, usually the work is sub par, and tools become missing. I'd also hate to close the business down because most companies in my field pay extremely bad ($18-$22 per hour) when I'm making over $50-$100 per hour on jobs.

What would you all do?

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