Re:What the literature says about the earnings of entrepreneurs
by culturestate on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @04:15AM
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> That's what you're buying with all this "Entrepreneuring". The ability to replace your old income with a new one that doesn't necessarily require you to work full time for it.
I cannot possibly agree more strongly with this. While I still have an internal fire that wants to put a couple more commas in my bank balance, the ability to experience life however and whenever you want to is, once found, not easily let go.
My wife (a teacher) and I live abroad, and the nature of her work means she has effectively ~90 days of paid vacation (not including weekends) each year. I'm not certain what our life would be like if I were still an executive, but I'm sure that our relationship wouldn't be as strong without the shared experiences that come from being able to take advantage of that time in a meaningful way.
I cannot possibly agree more strongly with this. While I still have an internal fire that wants to put a couple more commas in my bank balance, the ability to experience life however and whenever you want to is, once found, not easily let go.
My wife (a teacher) and I live abroad, and the nature of her work means she has effectively ~90 days of paid vacation (not including weekends) each year. I'm not certain what our life would be like if I were still an executive, but I'm sure that our relationship wouldn't be as strong without the shared experiences that come from being able to take advantage of that time in a meaningful way.