It is a question I have asked myself 100000 times. If this year is going well, I am already worrying about next year or thr year after that. Even though I have been self employed for over 20 years and I have built myself a decent business that has a positive cashflow, a positive net worth and the owner of a piece of real estate that is paid off in a few years.
There have been good years, better years and a few lesser years, but all in all the balance is quite positive. Still, I always worry about the next year or years. I am always worried that my income will dry up, and that we will have a significant drop in sales.
It is in my opinion inherent to the fact of being self employed. It comes with that kind of stress. Even more, that kind of stress is necessary to keep being successful at the job.
It is not the most fun part of the job, but the stress is part of it and I have gotten used to it. But it sometimes is a struggle to keep fighting against those worrying thoughts and turn them into productivity!
Keep on grinding!
Sincerely,
Pele23
