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Matt -

I have "succeeded" (helped lead a company to acquisition), but I have also failed many times over and run myself in to significant debt with more recent ventures. Never Give Up

I hit days when nihilism gets the best of me, and I think "why am I doing this?" The solution is surprisingly simple, in some cases:

Get exercise, get vitamins, and get caffeine.

Proper exercise and vitamins will give you energy and reduce depression. Caffeine will get your mental gears turning and pump up your adrenaline - it will give you fuel to burn and motivation to burn it - try to limit yourself to 200 mg/day at most though. If you face more significant depression, go to a psychiatrist and they may prescribe you Prozac or an equivalently "harmless" drug. Depression is a mental sickness that we don't often realize we have.



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