October 9, 2018
Every business has investors. Yes, even if you own it by yourself. As you know, running a growing business can be a 24/7 proposition. You work on the weekends. Have your vacations (such as they are) interrupted by staff. Lose sleep in the wee hours. On a recent call, my client Frank rationalized his all-in-all-the-time approach saying, It’s the nature of the beast. I need to give it my full attention. That’s the only way it will grow. If you take a what-you-focus-on-expands perspective, he may be right. But there’s a corollary that business owners often don’t focus on: What you ignore can wither away. In other words, if you’re totally focused on your business, and don’t give your significant relationship the attention it needs, there’s a high likelihood you could end up in divorce court. Which means your business could, too. (I’ve seen this happen to clients. It’s ugly. Often, scorched-earth ugly. And Frank was in danger of it happening to him). So here’s a novel idea: Treat your significant other like an investor…
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