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struggle as you do to grow their businesses.<\/p>\nEver finish a week of work and feel like you\u2019ve been through the spin cycle of your washing machine? Ten-hour days and you\u2019re still taking work home to complete over the weekend.<\/p>\n
But you\u2019re dedicated to the success of your business, so you shoulder the load, figuring that if you just keep working harder, you\u2019ll get results.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what most people do. And unfortunately most people…struggle as you do to grow their businesses.<\/p>\n
I know logic is in short supply, but just think about the math. If you\u2019re making $150,000 a year and want instead to make $1.5 million, can you really work ten times harder?<\/p>\n
Most people put their dreams on hold, telling themselves that at some point in the future, when they\u2019re 60 or 70 they\u2019ll slow down and have more time to enjoy life.<\/p>\n
Yikes! Is that what you really want to do? Work like a dog and wait for decades and decades to have time to do the things you love?<\/p>\n
Of course not!<\/p>\n
I used to think the same thing. My business was growing\u00a0steadily, bringing in a low six-figure income, and I\u2019d convinced myself that if I just worked harder, I could keep it growing.<\/p>\n
The problem was that I was already working 6 days a week and more hours than I care to admit. I was perpetually frustrated and my dear wife heard about it all too often.<\/p>\n
With a home here in Greenwich, Connecticut and one in the mountains of Vermont, it seemed I’d attained business success<\/a>. But I was working too hard to enjoy these beautiful places with my family and friends. I was my own Boss from Hell, spending most of my waking hours working.<\/p>\n I knew there must be a better solution… That there was an alternative to working harder but to tell you the truth, my own mindset was limiting the growth of my business.<\/p>\n Finally, with my wife\u2019s support, I made a mental leap and reorganized my business so I could spend more time doing what really makes me happy. I chose to spend alternate weeks in the winter in Vermont, skiing in the morning and working afternoons. And during the rest of the year, I made spending time with my family and getting out on my bike or in my kayak for at least an hour a day a priority.<\/p>\n So what happened to my business?<\/p>\n Just by applying a few simple steps, I was able to increase my revenue by well over 100% and have more time to enjoy life.<\/p>\n What does this mean for your and your chances of small business success? Should you kick back and spend your workweek on the couch?<\/p>\n Obviously, being a sloth isn\u2019t the solution. But neither is working harder.<\/p>\n Making money and attaining small business success is all about working smarter, not harder, so you see a dramatic increase in profits while carving out more time to enjoy life.<\/p>\n Isn\u2019t that what you want?<\/p>\n