Flexibility and Freedom

27th June 2013

Assuming you have no meetings with clients or potential clients tomorrow, could you just take the day off? Because that is what being a true business owner is all about. In other words does the business keep moving forward, and does it work smoothly without you.

Flexibility and freedom of choice are the two most often cited wishes when I ask business owners what they want out of life. Surprisingly perhaps it isn’t cars, boats, houses, holidays, jewellery or other material goods, it is the ability to no longer be tied to their business, and to be able to do what they want, when they want. Of course this involves having certain amounts of money to create freedom, but it also involves a team who can run the business efficiently and accurately without you.

Business owners often find the last step, i.e. getting away from their business almost the hardest part. It is like letting go of your child when they are learning to ride a bike, or sending them off on a long trip. They have to learn to stand on their own two feet which helps them grow and develop, and you as a business owner (or parent) have to let them go, so you can live your life. That feeling of no longer being needed is very hard to handle, and for business owners worrying that your staff think you are lazy and simply reaping the benefits of all their hard work.

But remember, you are the one who worked all those hours in the first place to provide a stable and lucrative job for them. So once you have a business and no longer a job, why not enjoy it?

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