I've heard a quote that says "If you want to lose a friend, go into business with him".
I personally have always taken the stance that it couldn't be right. My version of the quote goes something like "A friendship that can survive business is a friendship indeed."
To many, this may not make any sense at all, however, it is pretty evident (from several years of hard-work) that you throw a mix of money, personalities, greed, pride, and friendship into a bowl, stir up the mixture, and pretty soon you end up with either a bunch of good friends, or a rotten business.
To me, I've realized that most people are like the rustling reeds by a river bank, swaying in the wind. They sound really nice, however, they're always swaying this way or the other -- depends on which way the wind blows.
Speaking of rotten business, how does one judge a business to be rotten? Pretty simple: If every day, you don't wake up feeling excited about the possibilities ahead, well, then it's pretty rotten. It's even worse when you wake up every day dreading it.
I've realized that after many years of sweat, no sleep and no time with my family, the bottom line is that unless it costs a buck, most people don't know how to quantify it. Of course one looks at the world today and wonder what's wrong with it. It's pretty simple; Money...
On that note, a piece of advice for those of you who are young entrepreneurs; Telecommuting doesn't cut the mustard, if you want to be in control of your company. So... beware the dangers of "office politics" or in more PC words "personnel dynamics".
Anyway... enough rambling for now...
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Hindsight is always right.
Fat lot of good that does.
Ahhh.. but I feel you are focusing on a small insignificant part of your life. Not to downplay your business or the situation at hand... BUT what matters really is that which makes you passionate. Focus on that... The excitement of seeing to end a great project.. the feeling of seeing a photograph that you taken and knowing its good... the joy of your little girl saying my daddy can fix anything.. the wonder of knowing that your hands helped to make something that is so beautiful and will be cherished for years and years. I know very few people who have done or have had happened to them the above things.. Do you know anyone who has been blessed with those gifts and joys?
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