ORIGINAL: zubba
Then he shouldn't be a shop owner, Kurt ....... unless he likes not putting his all into what he does and enjoys being mediocre ....
I don't know how you can get off saying that. If he manages a successfull shop, and is happy (refer to your post above)...then by all means he should a shop owner.
If a plumber don't take a call on a Sunday, then he shouldn'town his own company. If a 'one-man-band' painter, turns down an a job to painta whole school, then he shouldn't own his company. If a residential electrician turns down a job to wire a 15 story hotel, then he shouldn't own the company. Is it starting to make sense.
Your totally contradicting yourself. You claim being happy is the main thing in life.....then fire back saying the guy shouldn't own a mediocres shop (even if he is happy). Talk sense.
What's that saying; "Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes."? Everyone wants to know why I don't open my own shop and this thread is a good reason. If my business plan doesn't agree with your ideas of what you want I'm all of a sudden lazy? If you're business plan is so great then by all means, put it into practice. It's a simple cost benefit analysis and if the benefits (increased income, more friends, good times, job satisfaction) don't outweigh the costs (expenses, paperwork, reduced free time, increased labor, increased stress) it ain't going to fly. It's that simple. I don't have an archery shop because I like to hunt and enjoy vacationing now and then. Does that make me lazy as well?
Well put Kodiak.
Your right ... my apologies! That WAS judgemental ... I didn't mean it that way ... I was thinking about what we were talking about before ... if he lost his desire ....when people lose their heart for something, it suffers ...... again, after re-reading my last post, I see what you mean ... and I am sorry