I have a recurring dream...
Hello...I'm Mike Stuart, and I'm a serial entrepreneur. The small group of addicts respond in unison..."Welcome Mike". I'm nervous, but I begin to spill the beans of how I loath the thought of clocking in and out of a 9-5 job. I hate the thought of making someone else rich. I admit to missing baseball games and music recitals and giving up on family vacations. Individuals in the group shake their heads as if to say "yes, Mike I understand what you are saying."
My late nights at the office are hard on my wife, as well as being financially strapped. She reluctantly agreed to get a second mortgage on the house to fund the business. It rips at my heart to see her worried and sad. My kids can sense our frustration and fear.
I finally look up and say...but the real reason I am here today...Is the fact that I started the business for a reason. a great reason. That reason is my family. Just like most entrepreneurs. Its for them...for the family. I am doing it for my wife, my kids, so we can have more time and a better lifestyle. So they wont have to struggle with money in the future. So we can have fantastic long vacations to exotic locations. So my wife can have the luxuries she so deserves.
But the very reason I started the business is the very thing I have damaged the most in my quest to secure our financial freedom. Its painful for them. It's painful for me, and needs to stop. The business is to serve me and not the other way around. I must create a lifestyle business that serves us...and not serve a business that makes us give up our desired lifestyle.
As I wake from my dream, I think to myself...for many entrepreneurs...this is not far from reality. So...what's the 12 step process to get out of this mess?
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