We stress the importance of engineering personal goals and aspirations into entrepreneurs’ business models. This includes both financial goals (income and wealth) and personal non-financial goals.
A profile of an entrepreneur at Career Journal shows how one entrepreneur found the balance she was seeking between work and family.
In a culture obsessed with profit and growth, how do you curb the growth of a successful start-up to preserve time with your spouse and new baby?
For Brenda Thompson, who started the business of her dreams only months before having her first baby, the answer is to ignore the siren song of expansion and keep the business small. Her story shows how taking the long view can pay off.
The interview with Thompson is worth a careful reflection by any start-up entrepreneur. She is honest about the upside and the downside of the career path she has chosen.
(Thanks to John Russell for passing this along).
I love this one, thanks!