Comments on: Holiday Conversation #2 - You’re a Workaholic

By: Web Design Lincolnshire

Web Design Lincolnshire — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:27:44 +0000

Working for someone else is the worst way of making money in my opinion, because they want more and more, and you get less and less.

Therefore, by building your own business in the beginning it is tough, but it will pay off in the long run.

By: Mike Green

Mike Green — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:25:12 +0000

Either way we have to work to generate money, for ourselves or somebody else.

So, why not work for the one person that is always looking out for your best interest!

Sure, it’s scary but think about all the ideas and personal growth that come with it, priceless.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:33:12 +0000

yes, this sounds so familiar. when i was starting my first business, i was working 90-100 hours a week and i was a workaholic. “why are you killing yourself?! you should just get a regular job! then we can hang out and have fun!”

then later, when i was working 4 hours a day i was a lucky bastard.

yep. soooo familiar.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:00:26 +0000

Yup, its hard working a 40 hour week to pay the mortgage and feed the family and then having to divide my out of office time between my family and working the websites. I’m fortunate in that I have an understanding wife, but time not spent with the kids is time not easily recovered. Its a difficult balancing act.

By: Daniel Harrison

Daniel Harrison — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:18:56 +0000

If you’re just ticking over the business whilst on holiday, what’s the harm? If your other half is understanding (and getting a nice lifestyle, I imagine she would be), and you’re happy with it, then do it.

By: Fatgadget

Fatgadget — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:43:42 +0000

Interesting post Al, I am working a 40 hour week with my day job, and another 20+ hours a week on my websites.

So I guess I am doing something similar in terms of the amount of time I spend working at the moment as you were when you started, hopefully if I keep going, it will pay off in the end.

I would love to be in the position you are in, and get called a workaholic for doing 1 hour a day whilst on holiday

By: Al

Al — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:02:33 +0000

No, I had a girlfriend and daughter. I did work from home quite a lot, so would drop my daughter off at school in the morning, go to the office, do an 8 hour day and then pick her up from the child minders. I’d then take some family time off and work at home after my daughter had gone to bed. I had near unlimited double pay overtime so at the time thought I was doing really well but in hindsight I was pretty foolish.

I think if I’d maintained what I was doing the relationship with my girlfriend (who also worked an 8 hour day) would of ended a long time ago.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:56:45 +0000

Working for someone reminds me of this saying a friend once said to me…

“You’ll never get rich, digging another man’s ditch”

By: Garry

Garry — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:35:42 +0000

Were you single when you were doing the 50-60 hours a week? I would imagine it’s easier to do that sort of thing without having to fit in time with a partner/kids/family life.