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I am a 3rd generation entrepreneur. My grandfather owned a chain of restaurants. My father owned several businesses but during my lifetime he owned a fairly large commercial construction company and RE development company. When your family dinners involve discussions about the benefits of s-corp vs c-corp and family vacations involve tours of job sites, business becomes who you are. When I was a kid, my father's company built nearly all of the Bojangles restaurants along the east coast. I ate more fried chicken as a kid than anyone should. Believe it or not, I still love Bojangles.
My passion has always been business. At 14 I had several yards I mowed, a couple of offices I cleaned, and my own stock trading account. I probably made $15-$20k/yr in my teen years. And considering this was in the 80s-early 90s, not too bad. But to me, it was all about independence.
I have a strong passion for entrepreneurship. I love the game. And to me, its a game. I love to see the emails from customers and the increase in the bank balance. I am one of the most frugal guys you could ever meet, so it isn't about the money for the sake of consumption, but really just for the sake of seeing the numbers get bigger.
In 2007, I came to the realization that I hated my company. I didn't like my customers or my employees. This is why I sold the company. I was no longer passionate about my work. I will highlight this statement here because I think it is critical;
If you want to be successful, you must be passionate about your work. If you aren't passionate, you are destined to failure.
In 2007, I decided I was selling the company or closing it. I didn't care. the money was not the issue, my happiness was and I wasn't going to live my life being unhappy at work. As an entrepreneur, your business consumes your life and if you aren't happy at work, you aren't happy.
One of my requirements for my new company was to regain the passion. I had been informally advising friends and business associates on asset protection strategies for years so I chose this route. The reason?
I get to work with the kind of people I like. I don't like working with those people with an entitlement mentality and entrepreneurs, by and large, are producers. You are the ones that make the world go 'round. I have a strong philosophical belief in the power of free market capitalism and if I can help entrepreneurs protect and keep more of their wealth through proper planning, then I am making the world a better place. One entrepreneur at a time.
My passion has always been business. At 14 I had several yards I mowed, a couple of offices I cleaned, and my own stock trading account. I probably made $15-$20k/yr in my teen years. And considering this was in the 80s-early 90s, not too bad. But to me, it was all about independence.
I have a strong passion for entrepreneurship. I love the game. And to me, its a game. I love to see the emails from customers and the increase in the bank balance. I am one of the most frugal guys you could ever meet, so it isn't about the money for the sake of consumption, but really just for the sake of seeing the numbers get bigger.
In 2007, I came to the realization that I hated my company. I didn't like my customers or my employees. This is why I sold the company. I was no longer passionate about my work. I will highlight this statement here because I think it is critical;
If you want to be successful, you must be passionate about your work. If you aren't passionate, you are destined to failure.
In 2007, I decided I was selling the company or closing it. I didn't care. the money was not the issue, my happiness was and I wasn't going to live my life being unhappy at work. As an entrepreneur, your business consumes your life and if you aren't happy at work, you aren't happy.
One of my requirements for my new company was to regain the passion. I had been informally advising friends and business associates on asset protection strategies for years so I chose this route. The reason?
I get to work with the kind of people I like. I don't like working with those people with an entitlement mentality and entrepreneurs, by and large, are producers. You are the ones that make the world go 'round. I have a strong philosophical belief in the power of free market capitalism and if I can help entrepreneurs protect and keep more of their wealth through proper planning, then I am making the world a better place. One entrepreneur at a time.