Week 8

What I learned from about entrepreneurship this week has to do with balancing time spent with family with time spent doing work. This class has inspired me to begin a new business and that has required some start-up. Start up takes quite a bit of time and is really new and exciting. When I think about working now, I get so excited and cannot wait to try something new. I love the idea of bootstrapping everyday and being creative. But I have found out that this takes a lot of energy and time. My wife can feel a bit neglected at times when I get too excited about work and lose all sense of time. Not only do I lose track of time, my brain doesn’t care to eat, sleep, or do anything that is naturally healthy. I tend to lose myself in work and I forget to care about other things that need caring. This is why I have decided to start early on in my career and devote a set amount of time to family and free time.

Each time I start to get really caught up in what I am doing, I take a minute to analyze what I need to do that is important before I get into a project. Sometimes I will just get up from my computer and go jump over the back of the couch to surprise my wife and watch a movie with her. This is a small gesture, but I know it means a lot to her and it also means a lot to me. I wouldn’t get that same pleasure if I were to always be working because I forget what matters most. I am thankful for a great wife that supports me and glad I didn’t start my business before I was married because I probably wouldn’t have had time to get married otherwise.