Don’t fall into this entrepreneurship trap
I read this story in 2015 which changed my outlook on building a business…. Here it is: Mike is a millionaire. He is very successful and has everything he's always dreamed of. His life is incredible. Beautiful House? Yes. Awesome car? Yes. Beautiful wife and amazing kids? Absolutely. However Mike wasn't always this rich and successful... In fact, he used to STRUGGLE. 😖 It wasn't until one day that he decided to change his life. He wanted to become RICH! He finally had ENOUGH. He had reached the point when he said "Ive had it!". No more struggling. He wanted to make some money 🤑 He decided to start his own business. He worked night and day building his business. It wasn't easy... it took a lot of hard work and he had to make a lot of sacrifices (something we all have to do to get ahead). He desperately wanted to become rich... and sure enough, after years of hard work and sacrifice, he became a millionaire. 🏆 Mike was on top of the world. He had finally become rich! He could buy anything he wanted. ❤️ He could have anything he desired. ❤️ BUT... there was only one problem. While Mike was a millionaire and had made all of this money, he was actually MISERABLE. Why? Because Mike realised he had no FREEDOM. In fact, Mike's life was total chaos. 😱 He was working 7 days a week and working nearly 14 hours a day... every day! He was totally stressed and overwhelmed. 😱 "I'm making all of this money and have all of these nice things that I've always wanted... but I have NO TIME to enjoy them!" While Mike's bank account grew, the other areas of his life declined. His relationship with his wife and kids were rocky. He hardly had any time to spend with them. His body was suffering. He gained so much weight and had no time to exercise. His diet wasn't very good to say the least. Fast foods and last minute take aways. Emotionally, the stress was too much. Totally overwhelmed - lots of money but so much to do everyday! The doctor said to him he needs to take time off from his business, and he needed to rest right NOW before something worse happens with his health.