CEO Swagger

Don’t start your own business to retire young.

I have had the luxury of a few nice trips in my life and I have concluded that long vacations SUCK! No matter what you may think, if you have the drive to build a business at a young age then you won’t have the patience to not do anything for an extended amount of time - even vacation.

Why do you think many entrepreneurs turned millionaires continue with their businesses, build new businesses and/or buy new businesses? Do you really think its about the money anymore? Of course not! It’s about the challenge, the excitement, the risk, the respect and many other things - most of which you don’t find on a beach somewhere.

Success in business is not about ever working again. It’s about taking the long shots that can go big as easily as they can go bust. It’s about solving real problems in your own creative way. It’s about doing something you value and adding value in the process.

You can quote me on this, “Happiness comes from doing!” The reason most people want to retire early is because they equate their unhappiness with “doing” things. They never consider that they may just be doing the wrong things. Doing nothing is not the remedy for doing the wrong things. Good entrepreneurship is about doing the right things - whatever that may mean for your life.

Retirement won’t make you happy (I’m 95% sure of that)! Finding and chasing something worthwhile will. That’s why you should start your own business.

Category : Simple Advice