man Path, I hear ya. I quit my corporate job to start my own business and spent the entire last year it seems at my computer working morning to night trying to get ahead.
I started developing horrible back problems about month 7, by month 8 I was starting to feel numb in areas, by month 9 I had the highest blood pressure I'd ever had in my life, and month's 10, 11 and 12 was mostly marked by excessive sleep, checking stats, and reading GFY. For the first time in my life, a computer enthusiast myself for over 20 years, I could not sit in front of my computer for more than 10 minutes without having to get away.
Took awhile to recover, but I went back to my corporate job (even negotiated a 4 day work week
) and am now returning to normal health and ready to resume my adult sites as a part time endeavor.
I don't think I can give enough credit to those who say take time out of your day and don't overdo it. You can give 500% for 1 year and burn out, or give 100% a year for 5 years, the only difference will be your health.
The most ironic part of it is, when I left my biz in 3 months of limbo, my conversions rocked like never before. I guess it took that long for the SE's to kick in....but anyway...
I've got alot of respect for the guys and gals on here who are making this work, the one's who've been around and stay around are the one's who've figured out that balance I'm sure.
Nz