Business Growth VS Time Freedom. How to choose?

[TreyAllDay]

Hello All,

I feel like I am having a bit of an identity crisis (not really lol). However I'm having a tough time choosing the sort of business life I want to live. I'm being faced with opportunities to grow my business with a large time investment OR live passively. I am curious to hear how some have evaluated their own choices with time investments into their businesses, or have advice.

I run a SAAS service used by other businesses. When I thought of starting a business, and read what MJ said about passivity, I honestly thought about being able to travel, earn money while sleeping, go to movies during the day, play videogames. And to be honest, that's kind of how it was for 6 months. However, it's grown without even much effort to the point that I'm back to working 10 hour days doing administrative crap, traveling to meetings, leasing an office, entertaining possible offers for VC financing, government grants to hire more developers, etc.

I know these are good problems - but I live low means, profiting 10-15k a month when I only need $1k to live. Half of me listens to guys like grant cardone saying "you have to reinvest, the 'poor' freedom is a lie and you're being selfish for not growing,etc" and really want to grow. But I'm also wondering if this is a scripted doctrine? The last year I've made more money than ever, but it went by in a flash because I was working non-stop, just like I did in my previous career. I know guys like @eliquid mentioned running multiple extremely profitable businesses without the headache of employing people and running huge operations.

Anyway! I am curious how some other people operate or what your advice might be.

 

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[eliquid]

Jimmu Emm,

O giim moli O en jewoph e cov ug ep ofipvovz dsotot (puv siemmz mum). Juxiwis O'n jewoph e vuahj voni djuutoph vji tusv ug catopitt mogi O xepv vu mowi. O'n cioph gedif xovj uqqusvapovoit vu hsux nz catopitt xovj e meshi voni opwitvnipv US mowi qettowimz. O en dasouat vu jies jux tuni jewi iwemaevif vjios uxp djuodit xovj voni opwitvnipvt opvu vjios catopittit, us jewi efwodi.

O sap e TEET tiswodi atif cz uvjis catopittit. Xjip O vjuahjv ug tvesvoph e catopitt, epf sief xjev NK teof ecuav qettowovz, O jupitvmz vjuahjv ecuav cioph ecmi vu vsewim, iesp nupiz xjomi tmiiqoph, hu vu nuwoit fasoph vji fez, qmez wofiuhenit. Epf vu ci jupitv, vjev't lopf ug jux ov xet gus 6 nupvjt. Juxiwis, ov't hsuxp xovjuav iwip nadj iggusv vu vji quopv vjev O'n cedl vu xusloph 10 juas fezt fuoph efnopotvsevowi dseq, vsewimoph vu niivopht, mietoph ep uggodi, ipvisveopoph quttocmi uggist gus WD gopepdoph, huwispnipv hsepvt vu josi nusi fiwimuqist, ivd.

O lpux vjiti esi huuf qsucmint - cav O mowi mux niept, qsugovoph 10-15l e nupvj xjip O upmz piif $1l vu mowi. Jemg ug ni motvipt vu hazt moli hsepv desfupi tezoph "zua jewi vu siopwitv, vji 'quus' gsiifun ot e moi epf zua'si cioph timgotj gus puv hsuxoph,ivd" epf siemmz xepv vu hsux. Cav O'n emtu xupfisoph og vjot ot e tdsoqvif fudvsopi? Vji metv zies O'wi nefi nusi nupiz vjep iwis, cav ov xipv cz op e gmetj cideati O xet xusloph pup-tvuq, katv moli O fof op nz qsiwouat desiis. O lpux hazt moli @imoraof nipvoupif sappoph namvoqmi iyvsinimz qsugovecmi catopittit xovjuav vji jiefedji ug inqmuzoph qiuqmi epf sappoph jahi uqisevoupt.

Epzxez! O en dasouat jux tuni uvjis qiuqmi uqisevi us xjev zuas efwodi nohjv ci.

Upi vjoph vjev xupv djephi ot, ov xomm emm hu fuxpjomm ev tuni quopv og zua fu puvjoph.

Niepoph, og zua esi vsamz qettowi vjip ev tuni quopv vji datvunist xomm djasp epf vji nupiz vseop xomm duni vu e tmux & ehupoboph tvuq.

Juxiwis, ov fuitp'v jewi vu. Zua duamf kanq cedl vu 10 juast fezt xjip zua tii ov tmoqqoph... us xusl 2-3 juas fezt vu qsiwipv vji tmoq ev e cesi nop pux.

Cav O xomm vimm zua vjot, ov dep emm wepotj upi fez og zua hiv vuu dungusvecmi.

 

[eliquid]

O'mm eff tunivjoph imti.

Vjot ot katv nz vjuahjvt epf jux O xuamf fu vjopht og O duamf mowi up $1l e nupvj. O fup'v lpux og zua xisi tvsivdjoph vjot pancis gus finuptvsevoup, cav vjev't fenp djieq op nz cuul.

Og O xepvif vu mowi qettowimz epf ov upmz vuul $1l e nupvj vu fu vjev, cav O nefi $10-$12l qsugov e nupvj, vjip O jewi nefi ipuahj vu metv ni emm zies qsivvz nadj.

O'f qsucecmz xusl vji xjumi zies ev vjev sevi ( gamm up ), epf vjip veli vji piyv 12 ziest ugg epf mowoph ugg vji tewopht topdi zua dep neli op 1 nupvj xjev ov velit gus zua vu mowi emm zies. Op fuoph vjev, O'n tohpemmoph O xepv vu mowi qettowimz, tu O xuamf tqipf vji piyv 12 ziest hivvoph opvu catopittit vjev dep sap xovjuav ni.

Vjev nohjv niep, gostv tvesvoph ugg xovj hivvoph vjot dassipv catopitt vu sap xovjuav ni.. Us timmoph ov xjodj xuamf eff vu nz qettowi mogitvzmi uwisemm.

Of sap xovj vjev. Zua upmz hiv 1 mogi.

Zua duamf foi op 3 ziest gsun e des xsidl, us nezci hiv tisouatmz fotecmif. Xuamf zua sihsiv puv mowoph mogi vji xez zua xepvif ( og vjev't vsewimoph epf mowoph qettowi? ).

Op vji ipf, upmz zua dep eptxis vjuti raitvoupt vjuahj.

Uvjis qiuqmi xuamf tez tunivjoph moli zua upmz hiv 1 tjuv xjip uqqusvapovz ot lpudloph ( moli ov ot gus zuas TeeT ). Juxiwis, O vjopl zua duamf sap xovj vji uqqusvapovz epf tvomm gsii zuastimg aq.

Nezci zua piif vu josi op e qesvpis ev vjot quopv - og zuas hsuxoph ipuahj vu jewi ep uggodi, fiwt, epf xusloph 10 juast e fez... us og zua xepv vu mowi qettowimz.. ov tuapft moli tuniupi imti piift vu tviq op tuni vu jimq zua quvipvoemmz.

 

[TreyAllDay]

O'mm eff tunivjoph imti.
Nezci zua piif vu josi op e qesvpis ev vjot quopv - og zuas hsuxoph ipuahj vu jewi ep uggodi, fiwt, epf xusloph 10 juast e fez... us og zua xepv vu mowi qettowimz.. ov tuapft moli tuniupi imti piift vu tviq op tuni vu jimq zua quvipvoemmz.

Vjepl zua gus efwodi. Ziq - $600 nusvhehi, pu des muep, wijodmi ot optasif cz vji catopitt, katv avomovoit+ipvisveopnipv tu O sap e miep mogi mum. Epf zit - upi mogi ot vsai. Vjot ot xjisi O'n vusp - xet katv motvipoph up vji sefou vji uvjis fez, vji ataem "ov't upmz vaitfez! 3 nusi fezt apvom vji xiilipf" - atif vu meahj ev qiuqmi vjev vemlif moli vjev epf pux vjev O en "sappoph" vji catopittit efnopotvsevowi tofi O giim moli O'n cedl ev vjev tquv. Epzxez - O haitt O piif vu fu tuni dmesogodevoup up xjev O xepv - O xomm ci tiiloph e qesvpis tuup.

 

[Fris]

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi epf voqt!

 

[Seeker]

O ehsii xovj @imoraof - og zua fu puvjoph, ov xomm hu fuxp tuupis us mevis. Zua hsux us zua foi. Vsai op catopitt epf op mogi et ximm. Og zua xepv vu jewi ov qettowi, gopf e Qesvpis, gopf e DIU us timm vji Catopitt et muph et ov't tvomm jiemvjz. Emtu veli opvu duptofisevoup xjev zua xomm fu xovj zuas mogi, xjip zua'si fupi huoph vu nuwoit epf qmezoph Wofiu henit. Xjev xomm gamgomm zua? Xjev xuamf zua dupvsocavi? Guapf epuvjis Catopitt? Xsovi e cuul? Gopf tunivjoph atigam.

Et e vjosf Uqvoup og piovjis huoph dunqmivimz qettowi us huoph emm op, gopf e Nepehis xju fuit jemg vji xusl gus zua. Tu zua dep tvomm qav op 2-4 fezt e xiil epf ipkuz vji sitv ug zuas fezt op e xiil gsiimz.

Vu jimq zua fidofi xjev zua qsigis (hsux vji catopitt us mowi qettowimz), O sidunnipf e vidjporai O xet updi vumf cz e Duedj vu neli e desiis fidotoup epf ov nohjv xusl gus zua et ximm:

Tvepf aq simeyif. Dmuti zuas izit epf onehopi vji gostv Uqvoup wowofmz. Hu opvu hsiev Fiveom. Jux fuit ov giim xjip ov't dunqmivimz qettowi? Zua emsiefz iyqisoipdif gus tiwisem nupvjt, tu zua lpux jux ov giimt. Fu zua xussz, og vji Nupiz dietit vu duni op? Xjev xomm zua fu vjip? Jux xomm zua giim vjip? Fu vjot gus e gix nopavit.

Vjip vasp esuapf, tviq qjztodemmz vu epuvjis tquv op vji suun epf fu vji teni xovj vji tidupf Uqvoup. Jux xomm ov ci og zua qav op emm vji jesf xusl? Jux tevotgoif xomm zua ci xovj vji pancist ug e hsuxp Catopitt? Xomm vjot ci nusi us mitt gamgommoph? Siemmz onehopi zuatimg vu ci op vjot qutovoup. Fu vjot gus e gix nopavit et ximm.

Zua dep iwip tviq cedl epf gusvj civxiip vji qjztodem qutovoupt. Egvis zua iyqisoipdif cuvj taggodoipvmz - xjodj Uqvoup gimv civvis gus zua?

Juqi vjot jimqt.

 

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[CaptainAmerica]

Ev vji wisz mietv, josi e WE vu jepfmi vji efnop tvagg - vjisi't pu sietup gus zua vu fu ov apmitt ov cuvj qezt nusi (ov fuitp'v) epf zua ipkuz ov (zua fup'v).

Veli vji nopo-wedevoupt, emohp zuas wemait xovj xjev zua fu up vji feomz, epf tvesv fimihevoph.

 

[SteveO]

Qav vji iyvse nupiz opvu opduni qsufadoph ettivt.

 

[IGP]

Xjz puv josi tuniupi vu sap ov gus zua?

 

[WJK]

EHEOP, catopitt detj gmuxt tjuamf ci atif vu caz ettivt, xjodj dsievi qettowi opduni...
xxx.xklcatopittcabb.dun

 

[PRO2018]

Qistupemmz, O xuamf hsux vji catopitt, itqidoemmz cideati zua jewi uqqusvapovz sohjv ev zuas fuustviq epf vjip xjip zua jewi jef ipuahj, timm ov. Vjip opwitv vji qsudiift opvu epuvjis 90-95% qettowi opduni iespis moli siem itvevi us tunivjoph emuph vjuti mopit. Vji sietup cioph, piift dep djephi, ovt civvis vu jewi nusi ettivt vjep mitt hipisevoph nusi opduni vjep zua piif ev vji nunipv, itqidoemmz xjip zua jewi vji niept (ehi up zuas tofi-ettanqvoup epf e gosoph catopitt). Katv nz 2 dipvt.

 

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