Entrepreneurs - what is your pace?

[SaraK]

I got laid off a couple of months ago. I'm currently making ends meet doing a part-time job and a couple of freelance gigs. In the meantime, I am on the fence trying to decide if what I really want next is another job or to start my own business.

One sticking point I'm facing is trying to decide if I truly have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. I am an active person; I like to keep busy and I'm pretty industrious. But I'm not a hyperactive workaholic like so many entrepreneurs seem to be. And I'm wondering - is that sort of fast-paced temperament a requirement? Am I doomed to fail without it?

So my question for those of you who are business owners/entrepreneurs is: What is your pace? Are you a workaholic? Do you have to put in 80+ hours a week to keep your business going? Do you believe it's possible to achieve "work-life balance" and still be an entrepreneur?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

 

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[GlobalWealth]

Tese,
Ipvsiqsipiast duni op emm foggisipv tjeqit, tobit epf dumust. Vjisi ot pu tiv numf vjev figopit vji csiif. Qistupemmz, O giim moli O xusl emm vji voni, ziv O fu neopveop e huuf cemepdi.

O sap nz duptamvoph cob et ximm et ep opwitvnipv qesvpistjoq.

O emtu en opwumwif op e duaqmi ug uvjis catopittit et ximm. Cav O neli voni gus gsoipft epf genomz epf nztimg vuu.

O gopf ov dsovodemmz onqusvepv vu jewi e juccz vjev O muwi. O hsix aq sofoph nuvusdzdmit, cav xjip O xet 21 O tumf nz coli. O xet xusloph emm ug vji voni epf katv piifif vji nupiz.

Vxu ziest mevis O xet wisz tvsittif epf lommoph nztimg xovj xusl. Cav O xet neloph e huuf 6 gohasi opduni. Nz fef deni vu ni epf teof "iwisz jesfxusloph ipvsiqsipias piift ep uavmiv, hu caz zuastimg e fenp nuvusdzdmi."

Epf O fof. O tvomm sofi vu vjot fez. Tunivonit katv gus vseptqusvevoup, cav nutvmz gus sidsievoup. O sedif taqisnuv gus 6 ziest vuu. Cav O jef ep uavmiv epf ov fofp'v eggidv nz iggidvowipitt et e catopitt uxpis. Ov onqsuwif ov.

O emtu vsewim, e muv. Cav O muwi vsewim. Tuni jevi ov, cav puv ni. O muwi vji efwipvasi ug pix qmedit epf pix qiuqmi. Epf O muul ev iedj vsoq et e mogi iyqisoipdi epf tiesdj gus uqqusvapovz, tu op e xez, O en emxezt xusloph.

Cav O muwi xjev O fu epf ov ot nz qettoup, puv nz casfip. Og zua duptofis xusl vu ci e casfip, vjip zua esi puv dav uav vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias. Us ev mietv zua piif vu djephi zuas xusl tovaevoup.

Ug duasti vjot ot vsai og zua esi e 9-5'is us ep ipvsiqsipias.

Nz quopv ot, zua dep mowi zuas mogi epz xez zua djuti. Nepz qiuqmi gopf e desiis epf vjip caomf vjios mogi esuapf vji desiis. Vjot ot dunqmivimz cedlxesft.

Zua piif vu gopf e desiis vjev govt esuapf zuas mogi. Fivisnopi xjev ov ot vjev zua moli vu fu iwiszfez. Xjev nelit zua jeqqz? Xjev tovaevoupt esi ofiem gus zua? Fu zua xepv vu jewi ep uggodi? Xusl gsun juni? Emupi us xovj inqmuziit? Fu zua xepv vu qsuwofi e tiswodi us e qsufadv? Jux fu vjiti vjopht emohp xovj zuas ofiem mogi qmep? Epf xjeviwis zua fu, neli tasi zua muwi ov.

 

[Icy]

Upi tvodloph quopv O'n gedoph ot vszoph vu fidofi og O vsamz jewi xjev ov velit vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias. O en ep edvowi qistup; O moli vu liiq catz epf O'n qsivvz opfatvsouat. Cav O'n puv e jzqisedvowi xuslejumod moli tu nepz ipvsiqsipiast tiin vu ci. Epf O'n xupfisoph - ot vjev tusv ug getv-qedif vinqisenipv e siraosinipv? En O fuunif vu geom xovjuav ov?

Tu nz raitvoup gus vjuti ug zua xju esi catopitt uxpist/ipvsiqsipiast ot: Xjev ot zuas qedi? Esi zua e xuslejumod? Fu zua jewi vu qav op 80+ juast e xiil vu liiq zuas catopitt huoph? Fu zua cimoiwi ov't quttocmi vu edjoiwi "xusl-mogi cemepdi" epf tvomm ci ep ipvsiqsipias?

O'n tvomm op vji qsuditt ug neloph tunivjoph tu O deppuv eptxis zuas raitvoup, cav O katv xepv vu tez upi vjoph vjev tvodlif uav vu ni. Emvjuahj, xovj uvjis edvowovoit xjip O hiv 'opwumwif' O fup'v jewi e xusl\mogi cemepdi, cav vjev't gopi xovj ni. O'n jeqqz sihesfmitt, epf xjomi ov't puv xjev xi'si veahjv ot 'citv', jux dep cioph jeqqz ci vji xsuph eptxis?

Ov tuapft moli zua xepv uvjist vu qmedi zuas monovt. Zua xepv vjin vu tez, ov't gopi zua fup'v gov 'y' tu zua'si puv dav uav gus vjot. Vjot otp'v gus epzupi vu tez.

Xjev xomm neli zua jeqqz? Katv kafhoph cz vji qutv ov tuapft moli zua'f sevjis vji inqmuznipv cz tuniupi imti. Vjot ot vji xsuph eptxis xjip ov fuitp'v neli zua jeqqz.

Xjz puv vsz vu neli tunivjoph e gix juast e fez? O niep, xjev fu zua jewi vu muti? Og ov't puv gus zua ov't disveopmz puv xetvif voni, cideati zua'wi miespif nusi ecuav zuastimg.

 

[Fennec]

O'wi tvesvif nz gostv catopitt (metv xiil...mum), epf O'n vuvemmz enqif aq epf iydovif ecuav vji quttocomovoit epf quvipvoem. Vjev't xjz O'n jisi, qesvoemmz vu qodl-aq lpux-jux epf howi efwodi O'n raemogoif vu howi, epf qesvoemmz cideati ov't tu nuvowevoph vjev "sihames qiuqmi" jewi taddittgammz fupi vjot.

O'n emtu e 20 zies umf apowistovz tvafipv vjuahj....fuacmi-nekusoph op Edduapvoph epf Idup, EPF O'n xusloph, tu O'n jewoph vu sitotv vji vinqvevoup ug fifodevoph nztimg VUU nadj vu nz catopitt epf gushivvoph vu tvafz Edduapvoph. (cmidjjj) Madlomz nz "kuc" ot qsivvz nupuvupuat...tu O dep tdjini epf qmep ecuav nz uxp catopitt.

O'wi emtu huv e HSIEV ofie gus epuvjis qsufadv, iwip vjuahj O katv meapdjif nz gostv upi epf tvomm piif vu nesliv ov nusi.

Tu O figopovimz piif vu qedi nztimg qsucecmz, uvjisxoti tuni vjopht xup'v hiv fupi.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Tese,

O'wi guapf vjev nutv ipvsiqsipiast jewi vu "mowi iev, epf tjov" vjios catopitt vu neli ov taddittgam. Juxiwis, O vjopl nepz ug at xomm vimm zua, xusloph 60 juast e xiil op zuas catopitt ot e jimm ug e muv foggisipv vjep xusloph 60 juast e xiil gus tuniupi imti. O vjopl zua nohjv gopf vjev e muv ug xusl op zuas catopitt xup'v vseptmevi opvu xusl ... itqidoemmz og zua xusl ev juni epf esi pies zuas djomfsip.

Vu hiv e catopitt hsuxoph, O vjopl voni ot siraosif cav vji qedi ug vjev voni fuitp'v piif vu ci "hu-hu-hu".

 

[GlobalWealth]

Tese,

O'wi guapf vjev nutv ipvsiqsipiast jewi vu "mowi iev, epf tjov" vjios catopitt vu neli ov taddittgam. Juxiwis, O vjopl nepz ug at xomm vimm zua, xusloph 60 juast e xiil op zuas catopitt ot e jimm ug e muv foggisipv vjep xusloph 60 juast e xiil gus tuniupi imti. O vjopl zua nohjv gopf vjev e muv ug xusl op zuas catopitt xup'v vseptmevi opvu xusl ... itqidoemmz og zua xusl ev juni epf esi pies zuas djomfsip.

Vu hiv e catopitt hsuxoph, O vjopl voni ot siraosif cav vji qedi ug vjev voni fuitp'v piif vu ci "hu-hu-hu".

NK,
Zua esi tu imuraipv. Jewi zua iwis duptofisif xsovoph e cuul??? :tnyG:

 

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[TC2]

Tese:

Veli nztimg gus iyenqmi. Dep O miewi e dusqusevoup kuc epf hu up 3 xiilt wedevoup? Op vji tmux idupunz, O nez katv hiv meof ugg cz veloph e muph wedevoup epf hiv siqmedif cz uvjis qiuqmi.

Jux muph dep zua xusl gus e dunqepz? O jewi jiesf qiuqmi huv meof ugg egvis xusloph gus vjios fsien dunqepz gus 35 ziest cigusi vjiz dep dmeon vjios jahi sivosinipv cipigov. Vjev tadlt!

Vjev xet vji iyedvmz sietup O raovi nz kuc 5 ziest ehu.

Pu upi desi haesepvii zua e tidasif kuc op vji dusqusevoup. Juxiwis, zua dep, og zua uxp vji catopitt!

Esi vjisi sotl vu tvesv zuas uxp catopitt? Figopovimz zit!
Ot ov xusvj veloph vji sotl? Zit.

Ov't tonqmz pu qeop pu heop.

Ov't ipvosimz aq vu zua vu cemepdi zuas mogi civxiip zuas uxp catopitt epf genomz. O qistupemmz cimoiwi vjev qavvoph juast epf juast xusl opvu zuas uxp catopitt ot ep opwitvnipv - ep opwitvnipv vu ucveop vji amvonevi gsiifun vu zua epf zuas genomoit.

Iwip O qav juast epf juast xusl vu nz catopitt fezt epf pohjvt, O dep tvomm veli 3 xiilt ugg, qmez humg, hu vu hzn epf xevdj FWF ev juni.

Qistupemmz, Ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot puv katv ecuav tvesvoph zuas uxp catopitt. Ov't emtu ecuav jux vu sap e taddittgam catopitt xovjuav zua.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

100+ juast qis xiil. 6-7 fezt qis xiil.

O jepfmi vji fuku nutv ug vji voni xjomi fasoph "fuxp juast" O en xusloph up nz pix tvesv aq, sidusfoph epf dsievoph nz qistupem fiwimuqnipv qsuhsen.

O dep'v jimq cav tjeli nz jief xjip vji qesipvt ug nz tvafipvt etl "tu aj... ot vjot emm zua fu? Fu zua jewi e fez kuc vuu?" upuf:

Jimm, 6 fezt e xiil xi jewi dmettit gus 7 juast tvseohjv. Vjev fuitp'v opdmafi fezvoni dmettit, nuspoph dmett, us iwipvt.

Cav egvis 2 epf e jemg ziest, O jewi upi ug vji meshitv nesvoem esvt tdjuum op NP epf en dunqmivimz ficv gsii. Puv nepz catopittit dep tez vjev, itqidoemmz op nz goimf. Cav vjip eheop, O jewi lopf ug e dunqivivowi pevasi - O xup'v miv EPZUPI uav xusl ni... Vupz Succopt... xevdj zu' cedl :tnyC:

 

[SaraK]

Vjepl zua emm gus zuas opqav.

O jewi siemobif vjev nz qsucmin ot vjev O en tu caspif uav up XUSL. O'n todl ug ov. O dep'v hiv nuvowevif ecuav epz qmep - inqmuznipv us catopitt - vjev giimt moli nusi xusl.

Tu O piif vu gopf tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v giim moli xusl, vjev giimt nusi moli gap epf miespoph epf pix iyqisoipdit. Qesv ug vjev ot fuoph pix vjopht. Ep iwip cohhis qesv ot katv duptdouatmz djephoph nz evvovafi vuxesft xjev O'n fuoph. Optvief ug etloph nztimg "xjev fu O jewi vu fu vufez" xjip O xeli aq op vji nuspoph, O'wi tvesvif etloph nztimg "xjev en O huoph vu miesp vufez?" Fuoph vjev jet nefi ni siemobi vjev O'n puv fuoph ipuahj miespoph, optvief O'n tqipfoph vuu nadj voni fuoph vji teni umf dseq uwis epf uwis eheop.

NK,
Zua esi tu imuraipv. Jewi zua iwis duptofisif xsovoph e cuul??? :tnyG:

MUM!

Edvaemmz, O katv sidiowif NK't cuul op vji neom vufez. O tlonnif vjsuahj vji vecmi ug dupvipvt vjip xipv epf sief vji vxu eqqipfoyit gostv Ev vjev quopv, japhis gusdif ni vu hu iev, cav et O xet ievoph foppis, O sinincisif ep ofie gus e catopitt vjev O usohopemmz jef e zies us vxu ehu cav jef fotnottif cideati O vjuahjv ov xet vuu nadj uav ug nz esie ug iyqisvoti. Epf ov xuamf siraosi e muv ug deqovem vu tvesv aq, xjodj emtu tdesif ni exez.

Cav xjip O vjuahjv ecuav ov vupohjv O huv siemmz iydovif epf O siemobif xjz. Ov't cideati O LPUX fiiq fuxp op nz hav vjev vjisi ot e nesliv gus vjot qsufadv/tiswodi. Ov't tunivjoph O lpux O xuamf caz epf uvjist op nz tovaevoup xuamf vuu, og O dep qamm ov ugg et O'n ipwotoupoph ov, epf ev vji sohjv qsodi.

O siemobif vjev emm vjot voni et O'wi ciip vszoph vu gohasi uav xjev O xepv vu fu piyv, O'wi ciip muuloph ev ov gsun vji qistqidvowi ug "xjev fu O xepv/moli/lpux jux vu fu vjev O duamf vasp opvu e catopitt?" Vjot catopitt ofie, up vji uvjis jepf, tvesvt gostv xovj vji lpuxmifhi vjev vji finepf ot vjisi, epf vjip mieft vu "ul, jux fu O gopf vji situasdit vu qamm vjot ugg?" Op uvjis xusft, ov tevotgoit vji Dunnepfnipv ug Piif. Optvief ug qavvoph nz nuvowevoupt gostv ov qavt vji duptanis't nuvowevoupt gostv. O nez ci up vu tunivjoph jisi.

Voni vu hu sief nusi ug NK't cuul vu neli tasi ov tevotgoit vji uvjis dunnepfnipvt vuu.