It's your life isn't it? At least that's what one of my kids say last week...stop trying to run my life. (I have decided to protect the guility but not mentioning their name.) And upon reflection..yes this young person is partially right. I should stop trying to run his life. His problem is he is 11 years old and still needs me to run his life...at least that's what the law says I have to do.
But it brings up an interesting point. Who is running your life? As an entrepreneur it usually is your business. Entrepreneurs got soo stuck in running their businesses THINKING they are in charge but are they really. I heard a fellow entrepreneur friend of mine brag about taking his first two weeks vacation in years. Now the old me would have said "good for you." But not now...I said..."Are you freakin nuts!!"
You see I choose to build my businesses as investments that pay dividends not as a place for me to have a job. I choose to build my businesses to work in them IF I want to ..not because I have to. You see...I agree with my child...and will not allow the business to run my life. Last year I took 16 weeks of holidays and that's not including the three day weekends. I choose life..my life!
So you're probably now wondering...how this all is possible? Well for one thing..I own the business and am charge of my decisions. I do not have a job. Secondly...I create systems that "run" my business. Systems that do not require me to be involved to make them move. These systems don't just happen btw...they are stragetically planned and executed with the right team members and resources. But it all starts with an attitude of "Stop running my life" or as Frank Sinatra would sing "I did it MY way." What a great way to go through life...MY WAY!
If you want to read a good book on the topic I recommend...The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris.
Until next time!
Cheers to Life!
Rivers
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- Rivers Corbett
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- Rivers Corbett, MBA is an award winning entrepreneur, speaker, and author of "13 Fears of Entrepreneurs" He has received numerous business honors including Entrepreneur of the Year, Canada's Hottest Start-ups List and Canada's Fastest Growing Companies list through Profit magazine and most recently recognized as one of Canada's 10 Mentor RockStars.. Rivers is presently a member of Startup Canada's National Advisory Council, founding entrepreneur of StartUP Fredericton & the "Entrepreneur in Residence" at the University of New Brunswick. His real joy and expertise is being a StartUP Advisor and "zagging while everyone else zigs"...like his two newest businesses ventures the Relish Gourmet Burgers restaurant chain and TheRockStar StartUP for StartUP entrepreneurs. Oh... he is also the leader of a team of over 25 chefs through his other company The Chef Group. Not bad for a guy who hates to cook. Always looking for a new idea to help businesses' succeed...this is his newest marketing discovery for StartUPs The Lyoness Advantage. "Rivers is a 21st century entrepreneur, he's the one to watch" - Jim Gilbert: Canada's Huggable Car Dealer!
2 comments:
I am re-reading the 4 Hour Work Week as we speak! It's really an eye opener and I now consider the book my bible.
Cheers on your success Rivers. I aspire to have the same freedom.
Jacques Desjardins
www.jmailer.ca
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