It's Your Money, Honey by Laura McDonald & Susan L. Misner

Author:Laura McDonald & Susan L. Misner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2011-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

Hindsight

In the first year of running my own business, I worked harder and longer hours than I ever did as an employee at my previous corporate job. While I theoretically had more “freedom” and “flexibility,” this mostly translated into the freedom to work in my gym clothes (though no time to actually go to the gym!) and the flexibility of responding to e-mails from my bed before falling asleep.

I spent every waking hour making sure my new clients were happy and well served, while actively marketing my services to potential clients. I also had to make sure that all of the administrative needs of my business were covered, including buying office supplies, filing information and tax requirements, and getting my financial statements done on time. When the contracts started flowing in, I was afraid to say no to any work for fear that I might not have any opportunities the next month. When you are self-employed, you are constantly driven by a compulsion to “make hay while the sun shines.”

And as for rest and taking it easy after “work hours”? Ha, that's for the salaried people, I started to think. But hey, at least I get my grocery shopping done when there's no lineup in sight, and a “bad hair day” can mean a “stay in bed and work day.” You gotta love that!

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