Yup, if only someone had been there to stop me from doing the same. I poured everything into a failing company because I couldn't bear the thought of failure or working for someone else.

I even put in the money I'd set aside for the IRS, telling myself I'd get it back as soon as a big contract we were working on came through. And then it didn't.

Failure is always an option. The aftermath just keeps getting worse the longer you stave it off.