Keep Business Out of Your Personal Life
"It's late� I know," Johnny Smith says to Mrs. Smith as he crawls into bed. "Who's the kid in our living room watching TV?"
"That would be your second daughter!" Mrs. Smith answers in exasperation.
"Oh, now that you mention it, I did noticed that she looked pretty familiar," says Johnny.
Business has a sly way of getting in the way of life; if you aren't watchful, it can literally invade your life and cheat you of the things which truly matter: relationships with family members and unconditional love.
I recalled noticing that my last daughter actually likes me; she is a genuine daddy's girl. Nevertheless, my second child seldom even talks to me. I wondered why the contrast when I realized that I was away from home frequently and for long periods of time throughout my middle daughters formative years whereas I owned a home business during my last daughters formative years.
I started to understand how important it is to be home for my daughters in order to cultivate quality relationships with them. In addition to that, it also occurred to me that I need a system to help me dedicate time in my schedule for my children. My relationships with all my daughters have dramatically improved chiefly because I have implemented a few basic rules for balance:
Rule 1: Be finished when you are finished; be done by 6:30 pm every night.
Rule 2: Surrender your Saturday to Family; leave business where it belongs: at the office.
Rule 3: Don't work on Sundays; your body requires mental decompression and relaxation.
My father lives a rich and abundant life. I asked him how he does it and he replied, "I never bring work home." Brilliant advice.
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About the Author: Rod Alan Richardson has dedicated his life to teaching people to succeed in free enterprise through Business Training. Mr. Richardson believes he can change the world by directing people to a higher road and putting them on the path to Transcend Money.
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