Feeling completely lost and bored after selling my business
Selling a business built over years causes a drastic, disorienting lifestyle change that leaves entrepreneurs suddenly alone at home with nothing to do. Without the constant hard work and clear direction they are used to, they struggle with a complete loss of routine and purpose, not knowing what passion or project to pursue next.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Taking time off to spend with family and childrenDid this help you?
- 2Volunteering locally or mentoring young entrepreneursDid this help you?
- 3Engaging in home projects, gardening, fitness, or sportsDid this help you?
- 4Using AI prompts to brainstorm new activities and hobbiesDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“What do we do next? I’m feeling kinda lost. I can’t really think of a passion I want to pursue. It’s a really weird place to be after working so hard for the past 10 years.”source ↗
“It’s just a weird spot for us. We don’t come from money and have worked hard our whole life. So to go from that to this drastic change is odd. Not used to being bored lol”source ↗
“I went through this. Two months after the sale, I was alone at home every day with nothing to do and nowhere to go. One morning, I found myself in my robe at 10 am, unshaven asking myself “it’s too early for whiskey, but is it too early for wine?””source ↗
Where this came up
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