Chapter 19

How do I manage my life as well as my business?

Every day I am reminded of how intertwined our personal and business lives are. Now you have done the work in the business planning, it’s time to create some strategies for success.

In this chapter you will start to consider:

  • how to manage the potentially conflicting demands on your time
  • creating a working routine that suits you
  • the different types of support you may need and how to find them.

Starting a business will take over your life, if you let it. A common trait of start-up entrepreneurs is that many of them haven’t had a holiday for at least three years, and they often work most weekends. They tell me it doesn’t feel like work, because they love it so much, but I know that this ...

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