June 27, 2018
Nancy and I were sitting on a chic white leather couch at Pranna, one of NYC’s newer Indo-Asian-fusion restaurants. Having a glass of wine. Exotic music thumping in the background. The after-party of a speed-networking event. Nancy has owned her consulting business for about five years, having left the stifling corridors of corporate America. She spoke passionately about her work. Clearly, she was talented. But something was off. “Are you happy being a business owner?” I asked. Nancy looked down. Drank deeply. “I’m not sure if I made a mistake,” she said. “I’m tired all the time. I’m doing everything. This really is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I mean, you hear the stories where someone gets started and everything clicks … and five years later they’re out of debt and living the life of Riley. What am I missing?” According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s 2013 U.S. Report, she’s probably missing about 6 employees. Whaaa? The GEM study found that entrepreneurs who reported the highest degrees of well-being and satisfaction…
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