Anyone else feeling stuck on the same business problems over and over again?

Yeah, this is very real. Most founders I know are not stuck on new problems, they are stuck on the same few problems showing up in different forms.

For me, the biggest recurring struggle has been focus. There are always ten things that feel urgent, but only one or two that actually move the business forward. It is easy to stay busy and still avoid the uncomfortable work like sales, pricing decisions, or cutting things that are not working. Another one is decision lag. Knowing what needs to be done, but spending too much time second guessing or waiting for more data. Early on, speed matters more than being right, and I still have to remind myself of that constantly.

Also, separating personal energy from business reality is harder than people admit. A bad week can feel like the business is broken when it is really just normal variance. Learning not to overreact emotionally to short term results has been a long process.

What helped me was realizing that recurring problems usually point to missing systems, not personal failure. If the same issue keeps coming back, it usually needs a process, a rule, or a constraint, not more willpower.

You are definitely not alone in this. Circling the same problems is basically the default state of running a business, especially when you are doing it solo.

I been there before. No lie a built an app that I literally use to organize my thoughts and income streams. Not trying to self promo but I’ll share it. It’s free