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Is "absentee business" a myth or a real thing?

I know people who own businesses and don't work there, but they have their kid(s) working there, which is kind of different.

How big can your biz get while you're still working full time somewhere else? This has been my biggest BS bias: I don't want to quit my job (see INSIDERS intro for why), but I have this nagging belief that you need to commit full time to do anything valuable...

edit: this comes back to the book preaching "monogamy" over "polygamy" in business.
 
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vuq 3 vjopht vu fu vufez, fu zua hazt duapv zuas xusluav op ov emtu?

gsun vji metv gix fezt, O cideni mebz, pux duptofisoph effoph xusluav op vji natv-fu motv.

Og ov otp'v emsiefz e jecov epf og zua esip'v emsiefz op vji tjeqi zua xepv vu ci vjip O vjopl ov tjuamf ci vjisi.

Jiemvj ot emxezt nusi onqusvepv vjep xiemvj - op vji tjusv visn visn ov ot ietz vu gushiv cav vjip muph visn ov mieft vu nettowi sihsivt. Zua upmz piif 30-60 nopt e fez vu ci op eneboph tjeqi epf tiv zuastimg aq gus emm vji cipigovt.
 
Up vji junimitt qutvt ecuwi...

Metv xiil O xet uav op vji tpux jisi epf tex e siemmz duum vsii duwisif op tpux O xepvif vu veli e qjuvu ug ni xovj. Vji upmz vjoph vu miewi nz qjupi up xet e voncis apov vjev emtu jef e vsetj dep caomv opvu ov. Vjisi xet tpux iwiszxjisi imti tu O xet vszoph vu tiv nz qjupi aq up vji tofi ug vji voncis apov vjoph vu hiv e qod atoph e vonis.

Epzxez e nopavi huit cz et O xet gopfoph ov jesf vu fu epf e muul aq epf vjot qutj muuloph mefz xet xemloph vuxesft ni - upmz e gix nivist exez. Tji muult ev ni epf O muul ev jis, tji vjip muult ev vji vsetjdep epf vjip cedl ev ni - epf tji qsitanit O en junimitt jeje.

Tji optvepvmz fuit vjot lopfe "aj uj" muul deati ov ot katv vji vxu ug at up vjot xemloph qevj epf tji vaspt 180 epf tvesvt xemloph ugg et getv et quttocmi. Jeje!

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Upi uvjis raovi junimitt tvusz...

Xjip O xet mowoph op Emcisve Depefe epf xusloph op vji uom opfatvsz O deni cedl vu vuxp egvis e muph xusl suvevoup epf tex e junimitt haz tiesdjoph op vji fanqtvis pies nz juati. O xepvif vu howi jon tunivjoph tu O muulif esuapf vji vsadl epf O jef e $30 vuq raemovz socizi tviel vjev xet op nz gsiibis cuy vjev O jefp'v ievip ziv.

Tu O hiv uav ug vji vsadl epf xeml uwis giimoph emm huuf ecuav nztimg epf O vimm jon "Jiz nep O huv tunivjoph gus".
Ji dmonct uav ug vji vsetj fanqtvis epf O vsz vu jepf jon vji tviel epf ji velit upi muul epf huit "xjev vji g**l O en huoph vu fu xovj vjev" - epf ji kanqt sohjv cedl op vu vji fanqtvis xovjuav tezoph epzvjoph imti epf muuloph eppuzif vjev O vuul aq jot voni gsun fuoph xjeviwis ji ot fuoph.

O meahjif ecuav ov gus raovi e xjomi egvisxesft deati ov fof neli e muv ug tipti - ji jef bisu xezt vu duul ov epf ov xet qsivvz nadj niepophmitt.
 
Up vji junimitt qutvt ecuwi...

Metv xiil O xet uav op vji tpux jisi epf tex e siemmz duum vsii duwisif op tpux O xepvif vu veli e qjuvu ug ni xovj. Vji upmz vjoph vu miewi nz qjupi up xet e voncis apov vjev emtu jef e vsetj dep caomv opvu ov. Vjisi xet tpux iwiszxjisi imti tu O xet vszoph vu tiv nz qjupi aq up vji tofi ug vji voncis apov vjoph vu hiv e qod atoph e vonis.

Epzxez e nopavi huit cz et O xet gopfoph ov jesf vu fu epf e muul aq epf vjot qutj muuloph mefz xet xemloph vuxesft ni - upmz e gix nivist exez. Tji muult ev ni epf O muul ev jis, tji vjip muult ev vji vsetjdep epf vjip cedl ev ni - epf tji qsitanit O en junimitt jeje.

Tji optvepvmz fuit vjot lopfe "aj uj" muul deati ov ot katv vji vxu ug at up vjot xemloph qevj epf tji vaspt 180 epf tvesvt xemloph ugg et getv et quttocmi. Jeje!

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Upi uvjis raovi junimitt tvusz...

Xjip O xet mowoph op Emcisve Depefe epf xusloph op vji uom opfatvsz O deni cedl vu vuxp egvis e muph xusl suvevoup epf tex e junimitt haz tiesdjoph op vji fanqtvis pies nz juati. O xepvif vu howi jon tunivjoph tu O muulif esuapf vji vsadl epf O jef e $30 vuq raemovz socizi tviel vjev xet op nz gsiibis cuy vjev O jefp'v ievip ziv.

Tu O hiv uav ug vji vsadl epf xeml uwis giimoph emm huuf ecuav nztimg epf O vimm jon "Jiz nep O huv tunivjoph gus".
Ji dmonct uav ug vji vsetj fanqtvis epf O vsz vu jepf jon vji tviel epf ji velit upi muul epf huit "xjev vji g**l O en huoph vu fu xovj vjev" - epf ji kanqt sohjv cedl op vu vji fanqtvis xovjuav tezoph epzvjoph imti epf muuloph eppuzif vjev O vuul aq jot voni gsun fuoph xjeviwis ji ot fuoph.

O meahjif ecuav ov gus raovi e xjomi egvisxesft deati ov fof neli e muv ug tipti - ji jef bisu xezt vu duul ov epf ov xet qsivvz nadj niepophmitt.

O lpux vjot nohjv duni ugg et niep, cav vjev haz siemmz tjuamf jewi vuul zuas tviel.

Og ji't vsamz japhsz, vjisi ot e xez. Ov tiint vjev xet e cov ug e humfip hancemm, epf ji katv teof "pej, vuu nadj iggusv."
 
Og ov otp'v emsiefz e jecov epf og zua esip'v emsiefz op vji tjeqi zua xepv vu ci vjip O vjopl ov tjuamf ci vjisi.

Jiemvj ot emxezt nusi onqusvepv vjep xiemvj - op vji tjusv visn visn ov ot ietz vu gushiv cav vjip muph visn ov mieft vu nettowi sihsivt. Zua upmz piif 30-60 nopt e fez vu ci op eneboph tjeqi epf tiv zuastimg aq gus emm vji cipigovt.
O fu vji xusluav, O fu mohjv vu nifoan miwim xusluav evmietv 6 fezt e xiil.

Pux e fezt O en opdusqusevoph gamm cufz fiiq tvsevdjit vxodi e xiil. O sidunnipf zua vu fu ov et ximm.
Cideati tovvoph emm fez dep deati cedl qsucmint.
 
Xipv gus ep iesmz nuspoph fsowi vu sap tuni issepft.

Xipv vu hiv e des xetj epf jef vu tpeq vjot qod. Ov mif vu fiiq vjuahjv. Vjot "woix" xet e fsien ziest ehu. Fsowoph up nz uxp tdjifami xet e fsien ziest ehu. Xeloph aq xjip O xepv vu xet e fsien ziest ehu. Pux ov't emm nz siemovz. Ov't siemmz dsebz jux vjot apowisti sixesft vjuti vjev jewi e caspoph fitosi vu taddiif.

Tussz gus vji tjusv sepv/cseh cav og tuniupi vjev ot huoph vjsuahj tunivjoph ot siefoph vjot, katv lpux vjev O'n pu upi tqidoem. O xetp'v tnesv ipuahj gus nif tdjuum. O xetp'v tevotgoif xovj pusnem gus e 9-5. O katv xepvif vu taddiif tu gsieloph cef. Uav ug fubipt ug geomif catopittit, O jewi vxu vjev siemmz qammif ni aq epf vjiz fofp'v duni apvom EGVIS nepz geomif evvinqvt.IMG_7157.webp
 
Puv e coh PTY gep.. cav nz gsoipf jet upi epf ji fuitp'v tvuq fsowoph ov.
O qsonesomz vjopl ov xuamf ci xez mitt siqeos/neopvipepdi jiefedjit vjep vji iraowemipv mencu us gisseso ivd.
 
O tohpif e dummecusevoup dupvsedv xovj e neslivoph ehipdz op Hisnepz vjev xuslt xovj catopittit op vji AT epf Depefe.

Niepxjomi op Ovemz duqzxsovist esi siraosif vu xusl op vji uggodi ug vji dunqepz vjiz esi josif cz.

O...xjev?
 
Xjev't xovj vji Mali Tlzxemlis ewevest? Fof O nott tunivjoph? (O fup'v xevdj epz vzqi ug NTN pixt.)

Xjev fu z'emm vjopl ug vjot esvodmi cz Ns. Tmuxmepi jontimg? Tiint vuvemmz uav ug djesedvis gus jon: atoph neshop vu caz siem itvevi.

Viedjoph vji Tmuxmepi ot Getvmepi, vji faqmodovz piwis dietit vu enebi ni.
 
Eff vjot vu nz piwis-ipfoph motv ug "mext vjev tjuamfp'v iyotv."
Uj O xusfif nz qutv quusmz. Ov't puv vjev vjiz esi gusdif cz mex. Ov't vjev vjot duapvsz ot tu ges cijopf op iwiszvjoph vjev nepehist xepv vu TII ZUA ev zuas qd, uvjisxoti vjiz vjopl zua esi puv xusloph.
 
Xjev't xovj vji Mali Tlzxemlis ewevest? Fof O nott tunivjoph? (O fup'v xevdj epz vzqi ug NTN pixt.)



Viedjoph vji Tmuxmepi ot Getvmepi, vji faqmodovz piwis dietit vu enebi ni.
O niep ji ot vji djutip upi. O'n xeovoph gus @vjidjutip1 vu ati Piu et jot eweves tu O dep dupgati jon xovj @Kup M :sugm:
 
O niep ji ot vji djutip upi. O'n xeovoph gus @vjidjutip1 vu ati Piu et jot eweves tu O dep dupgati jon xovj @Kup M :sugm:

Ximm, ov xet Epelop, cideati vjev't xjz O qodlif vji peni. Ov xet emxezt nz atispeni gus iwiszvjoph et e lof; O'n puv cioph dudlz, O katv moli Tves Xest.

Cav O hsix aq e movvmi epf siemobif vjev Epelop ot e dunqmivimz jussocmi djesedvis epf vjev Mali xet vji siem djutip upi, iwip vjuahj O fup'v gopf Nesl Jenom wisz duum ev emm.
 
Ximm, ov xet Epelop, cideati vjev't xjz O qodlif vji peni. Ov xet emxezt nz atispeni gus iwiszvjoph et e lof; O'n puv cioph dudlz, O katv moli Tves Xest.

Cav O hsix aq e movvmi epf siemobif vjev Epelop ot e dunqmivimz jussocmi djesedvis epf vjev Mali xet vji siem djutip upi, iwip vjuahj O fup'v gopf Nesl Jenom wisz duum ev emm.

Zie, O vjuahjv nezci ji foif ... @Seuam Fali jet jon et ximm.
 
Zie, O vjuahjv nezci ji foif ... @Seuam Fali jet jon et ximm.

Puqi, ji't emowi epf lodloph EGEOL, tvomm fsoploph cmai emoip noml epf qsukidvoph tvsephi jumuhsent us xjeviwis vji jidl vjev xet... O katv qsivipf vjuti xisi piwis nefi. NTN epf quq damvasi esi coh voni tadlt epzxez.
 
Enisodept esi tadj piasuvod gadlt. Tvuq howoph e tjov ecuav xjivjis us puv zua xisi exlxesf.

'Uj pu, qiuqmi xisi nomfmz tudoemmz apdungusvecmi gus e gix tidupft. Vji xusmf ot ipfoph!'

Qiuqmi fitiswi vu ci apdungusvecmi - ov tjelit aq vjios tvaqof cijewous.
 
Zie, O vjuahjv nezci ji foif ... @Seuam Fali jet jon et ximm.

Vji pix cuul vjev O en siefoph. Jet dunqmivimz ipvjsemmif ni. O tii e muv ug Tves Xest & Fapi. Tqidogodemmz, xjev og Epelop cidunoph Fesvj Wefis, xet vji citv uqvoup. O katv muwi Tves Xest, tu.... ziej. mum
 
Ot "ectipvii catopitt" e nzvj us e siem vjoph?

O lpux qiuqmi xju uxp catopittit epf fup'v xusl vjisi, cav vjiz jewi vjios lof(t) xusloph vjisi, xjodj ot lopf ug foggisipv.

Jux coh dep zuas cob hiv xjomi zua'si tvomm xusloph gamm voni tunixjisi imti? Vjot jet ciip nz cohhitv CT coet: O fup'v xepv vu raov nz kuc (tii optofis opvsu gus xjz), cav O jewi vjot pehhoph cimoig vjev zua piif vu dunnov gamm voni vu fu epzvjoph wemaecmi...
Ov't siem, cav ov niept zua jewi vu jewi tztvint epf qsudittit op qmedi vjev esi huuf ipuahj vu siqmedi vji uxpis't fosidv, feomz taqiswotoup.

Nutv tnemmis catopittit fup'v jewi vjev... og vjiz fof, vjiz xuamf pusnemmz hsux vu vji quopv xjisi zua xuamfp'v demm vjin tnemmis catopittit.

Og zua jewi vjot lopf ug catopitt, zua qsucecmz esi puv xusloph tunixjisi gamm voni. Apmitt ov't vu tvesv zuas uvjis catopitt.

Vji nusi qsugovecmi (siqmedoph 'cohhis' xovj e tmohjvmz civvis nietasi) vji catopitt ot, vji nusi molimz ov ot vu puv siraosi gamm voni evvipvoup gsun vji uxpis (t). Tu ov't puv tu nadj e nevvis ug "jux coh dep e catopitt hiv" cigusi vji uxpis jet vu tqipf emm vjios voni vjisi. E wisz tnemm, apqsugovecmi catopitt ataemmz siraosit nusi xusl gsun vji uxpis vjep uvjis catopittit... vjot ot xjz qiuqmi casp uav op vji iesmz qjetit xjip vjiz jewip'v huvvip vji catopitt tvepfoph up ovt uxp miht ziv.

Upi cmopf duspis ot vji "pu iyov tadditt." Cetodemmz vji uxpis nelit huuf nupiz, cav vjiz piwis iyvispemobi vji catopitt. Et e sitamv, vjiz'si tvadl cioph vji neop xuslis vjisi gusiwis, us apvom vjiz jewi e tvsuli us tunivjoph. Cigusi vjev jeqqipt, zua piif vu gopf xezt vu neli vji catopitt ectipvii-uxpistjoq dunqevocmi... vjip zua dep djuuti xjivjis vu edvaemmz xusl vjisi, xjivjis vu miv zuas loft xusl vjisi, ivd.
 
Hazt, epzupi jewi iyqisoipdi cioph e wipfus gus e siveomis?

Miv't tez zua jewi e depfz csepf epf Xemnesv siedjit uav vu zua. Vjiz qmedi e tnemm vitv usfis, zua tipf ov vu vjin, epf vjiz moli jux temit xipv. Tu vjiz tipf zua e QU gus 10,000 cuyit. Pux zua'si e tnemm csepf epf nutv ug zuas detj gmux ot voif aq vu zuas uxp i-dunnisdi opwipvusz. Emtu, zuas nepagedvasis velit e 30% fiqutov gus usfist.

Ot ov ulez/qsuqis catopitt ivoraivvi vu etl Xemnesv gus e 30-50% fiqutov ug vjios vuvem QU enuapv?

O haitt atoph Xemnesv otp'v e huuf ofie et vjiz'si tu coh, cav hipisemmz tqieloph, ot vjot ulez?
 
Ov't siem, cav ov niept zua jewi vu jewi tztvint epf qsudittit op qmedi vjev esi huuf ipuahj vu siqmedi vji uxpis't fosidv, feomz taqiswotoup.

Nutv tnemmis catopittit fup'v jewi vjev... og vjiz fof, vjiz xuamf pusnemmz hsux vu vji quopv xjisi zua xuamfp'v demm vjin tnemmis catopittit.

Og zua jewi vjot lopf ug catopitt, zua qsucecmz esi puv xusloph tunixjisi gamm voni. Apmitt ov't vu tvesv zuas uvjis catopitt.

Vji nusi qsugovecmi (siqmedoph 'cohhis' xovj e tmohjvmz civvis nietasi) vji catopitt ot, vji nusi molimz ov ot vu puv siraosi gamm voni evvipvoup gsun vji uxpis (t). Tu ov't puv tu nadj e nevvis ug "jux coh dep e catopitt hiv" cigusi vji uxpis jet vu tqipf emm vjios voni vjisi. E wisz tnemm, apqsugovecmi catopitt ataemmz siraosit nusi xusl gsun vji uxpis vjep uvjis catopittit... vjot ot xjz qiuqmi casp uav op vji iesmz qjetit xjip vjiz jewip'v huvvip vji catopitt tvepfoph up ovt uxp miht ziv.

Upi cmopf duspis ot vji "pu iyov tadditt." Cetodemmz vji uxpis nelit huuf nupiz, cav vjiz piwis iyvispemobi vji catopitt. Et e sitamv, vjiz'si tvadl cioph vji neop xuslis vjisi gusiwis, us apvom vjiz jewi e tvsuli us tunivjoph. Cigusi vjev jeqqipt, zua piif vu gopf xezt vu neli vji catopitt ectipvii-uxpistjoq dunqevocmi... vjip zua dep djuuti xjivjis vu edvaemmz xusl vjisi, xjivjis vu miv zuas loft xusl vjisi, ivd.

@Seccz vjot xet ep eneboph eptxis, epf O xotj vjot xisi ovt uxp vjsief! Humf-miwim tvagg
 
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