The Best and Worst thing about working for yourself....

Good Morning and a great post!!   Keep up the good Info and good luck with your sales, as well   E

Wonderful Post...I'm feeling all this postive energy on Active Rain this Sunday morning and I love it.

best wishes and thanks for sharing...

Wayne & Jean:

Yes, self-employment is one of those balancing acts that never seems to tilt in favor of R & R.  I schedule several blocks of "personal time" on my calendar during the week to take care of myself.  The business will be there when I re-engage.

Take good care of yourselves.

Linda

Team Zuhl-This time of the year I always block off Saturdays for football games and have a vacation planned for the Thanksgiving holiday. It keeps me motivated.

Best

Thanks Guys for this reminder for the self-employed!  Yes, the good thing is we get paid for our efforts, and the bad thing is, we do get paid for our efforts!! 

In this country the days of going to work every day for 25 years then retiring is OVER.  Yes, we all have to make hay while the sun shines and luckily for us the sun is starting to really shine like it did a few years back.

Good morning Wayne and Jean, I agree with your best and worst, but would add that, that employer does keep me employed, but not always paid that well.

Gratitude is how I cope with the crazy times and endure the slow times.  It's something like: thanks for the business, and thanks for the rest.  Once I gave up the desire to "control" my weekends or any given day for that matter, and began to be sincerely grateful for business how or when it came to me, most of the worry and frustration left.  Knowing that it's always in our power to say that we are not available at any given time, somehow makes even the crazy times a bit more fun.

When people ask "isn't it GREAT to be your own boss"?  I always let them know it IS great to "be my own boss" but it really sucks "being my own EMPLOYEE" cause there is no one else to DO THE WORK! :)

You nailed it, Wayne and Jean!

   I've been "Independent" for 20 years.  I wouldn't trade it for anything... however, you must force yourself to take time off.    Although, as you mention, you don't want lots of time off, like during the Real Estate Crash.

I'm with Fred I try to work on a salary by taking last years total net and dividing it by 12 and working off that this year and just let it build up I was once at two years of income so I gave myself a raise.

Wayne & Jean, Also the best thing about working for your self is that you have all that time, or don't have any time. Great post.....

Yes, that is so true: The Best and Worst thing about working for yourself is you always have a job.