Truth 53. Starting a business as a means of achieving a healthy personal life

While many business owners start businesses and then struggle to find the right balance between their business and their personal life, others approach the process in the opposite manner. They begin with a desire to achieve a properly balanced life and then start a business as a means of achieving it.

There are three distinct advantages that business ownership offers in regard to achieving a healthy personal life. These advantages are available in varying degrees, depending on the nature of the business. In some cases, they represent the very reason that people choose business ownership over a traditional career.

Flexibility

Although most business ...

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