Lots of stress comes from running your own company. So much more than working for somebody else. Some days I wish I was still working for somebody else and can just go home and not think about stuff. Most days it's always better in the end not to be working for somebody else. Like you said, if you don't like something you can change it (within reason). You see a mistake, you can fix it, not keep working for an idiot company that won't fix stuff.
Word of advice, you guys are 4 years in? I'm 24 years in now. You will have good years and some bad years. When you have a good year or two (money wise) make sure you realize there might be some downturns now and then. Save money from the good years to make the lean years not so bad. 3 great years in a row doesn't mean the 4th and 5th will be the same.
We take the average. Look at 10 years and see the highs and lows and see where our base is. Then when we see we made xxx over that base, we know just as easily another year might be xxx below that.
Also too many lean years in a row might also mean you are on the way out. There has to be some good years to offset that otherwise you have to change how you are doing things, or close up shop.
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Lots of stress comes from running your own company. So much more than working for somebody else. Some days I wish I was still working for somebody else and can just go home and not think about stuff. Most days it's always better in the end not to be working for somebody else. Like you said, if you don't like something you can change it (within reason). You see a mistake, you can fix it, not keep working for an idiot company that won't fix stuff.
Word of advice, you guys are 4 years in? I'm 24 years in now. You will have good years and some bad years. When you have a good year or two (money wise) make sure you realize there might be some downturns now and then. Save money from the good years to make the lean years not so bad. 3 great years in a row doesn't mean the 4th and 5th will be the same.
We take the average. Look at 10 years and see the highs and lows and see where our base is. Then when we see we made xxx over that base, we know just as easily another year might be xxx below that.
Also too many lean years in a row might also mean you are on the way out. There has to be some good years to offset that otherwise you have to change how you are doing things, or close up shop.
Just some thoughts
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