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I know that my efforts used to be fairly inconsistent when I was younger but I've been putting in a lot of time & effort to improve at the things I care about and I can proudly say that I've been putting in daily effort with exercise & art for over a year since the pandemic started (I've been working on many other things as well)

With that being said, the progression has been pretty slow and I find that a little demoralizing because of my age. I'm almost ready to start performing music live again now that things are starting to open up where I'm from but I still lack the ability to put on a compelling show solo (I have hard time singing & playing an instrument simultaneously) so lucky I'm working with another person and I can focus on just one or the other when it comes to live playing.

My fitness and health has improved, I lost a lot weight and toned up since the pandemic started. I've been getting some compliments from guys and girls I know but still haven't achieved my body goals and as well (embarrassingly enough to admit) I still struggle with getting dates even with my improved shape and current physique.

I could name other examples of areas of improvement but I'll stick with those - my point is that I'm putting in all this time & effort into these things & besides the little fulfillment I get from maintaining & accomplishing these tasks I'm still not truly succeeding or getting what I want.

So it's got me questioning my time & effort because my patience is being tested, I know I don't have forever but I can't improve fast enough, I still feel powerless as if what I'm chasing after is forever outreach and slipping away.

I don't know what else to do other than try harder but I keep coming up short.

I'm 27 i have 2 steady jobs although my income is not great its barely over minimum wage really. My expenses are low so I do have a some what decent amount of $$ leftover every month after necessities and CC payments. ($500-$1000 Roughly) I'm also looking to seek therapy for my maladaptive daydreaming issues and other deep seated issues on better help.
I am good looking only slightly overweight which would not be noticeable if I wear a shirt. I do go to the gym cardio and weights and my diet is mostly on point. I find that I can have some but not a lot of free time but at least enough time to work on my passion project and side hustle. I have been on 2 dates my whole life no girlfriend ever, few hookups, so I've had little experience and little success before. I plan on making my side hustle to eventually be my FT income. Should I self improve more and get my side hustle going and start making more money first? or should I start putting my self out there now to make other guy friends and start dating right away so i can have some company in my life and not be so lonely?