When asked, most freelance professionals and other small business owners will say that flexibility and the freedom to set their own hours was a very big part of their decision to become self-employed.  They got tired of working long hours; missing out on quality time with their spouses and family; or doing the things they are passionate about.

Reading my previous post, 1000 Marbles, made me wonder.  Have we become “The Man”?  Have we become exactly what we tried to escape?

I bet most of us have let our business become the largest focus in our life.  We work long hours to make the sales, order the supplies, networking, or working late at night on administrative back-office tasks so it won’t take away from the time we could be out “working”.  I know I’m guilty of this, myself.

What happened to those dreams we had of flexibility?  Time with our family?  Going fishing on a nice day?

Just something to think about.  A “doink moment”, as I call them.  And if you haven’t done so already, go read 1000 Marbles.  It’s worth it.

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