{"id":42502,"date":"2022-12-27T10:18:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T15:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=42502"},"modified":"2023-11-02T09:26:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:26:47","slug":"entrepreneurs-weekends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/entrepreneurs-weekends","title":{"rendered":"One Entrepreneurs Love-Hate Relationship With Weekends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As an entrepreneur<\/b>, I have a love-hate relationship with weekends<\/b>. And it goes way back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to when I was a kid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll explain, and then fast-forward to my feelings about weekends<\/a> now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe something I say will ring true with you. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Weekends As A Kid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I hated<\/em> weeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a kid, on either Saturday or Sunday in the summer, my dad would make me (and my younger brother<\/em>) weed the beds. And there were lots<\/em> of flower beds and lots of deeply-rooted weeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> I just asked my wife if “flower bed<\/em>” was one word or two, and she saw what I’m writing about. So I asked her<\/em> if she had to weed as a kid. “I hid, Joel. My brothers had to do it<\/em>.” Now I don’t feel so alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know why my dad didn’t understand that I had way more important things to do than weed his beds. It led to what would be later called a “resentment<\/em>.” <\/p>\n\n\n

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What Important Things Did I Need To Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to ride my bike, man! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up and down the street as fast as I could. With no helmet of course. I don’t think “they<\/em>” made them back then. They being American<\/strong> manufacturing companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I bet you didn’t know I used to be an avid insect collector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I needed<\/em> to collect grasshoppers, Katydids. bees, and\/or the occasional caterpillar (using my trusty glass jar with holes nailed in the lid<\/em>). Why? To study them of course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grandpa Si And His Entrepreneurial Brother<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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*This section is based on recollections from family members over the years<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My late Grandpa Si ran the optical department at Higbee’s. One of the first of its kind. And it was based on an idea his brother had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From what I understand, his brother was quite the entrepreneur<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His idea was to provide optical stores inside<\/em> existing department stores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his mind, doing so would save consumers time, as they wouldn’t have to make a separate trip to get eyeglasses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It worked, and soon all types of major department stores were opening up optical stores using their own brand<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So my Grandfather got the opportunity to setup and run the downtown Cleveland Higbee’s department store optical department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffice to say, my brother and I had quite an extensive collection of microscopes and telescopes. And I loved learning about all things science, including biology and eventually astronomy. Good times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except doing chores like weeding (and other assorted stuff<\/em>) took time away from the stuff I wanted to do. One more thing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sunday’s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sundays were kinda weird around our house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mostly because my dad wasn’t always in the best mood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back, it was probably due to the fact he had to psyche himself up for another week of traveling around the country, managing areas he was assigned to when he was a Territory Manager for various companies throughout his life in the beauty business<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even though flying wasn’t as aggravating as it is now, it couldn’t have been too fun to board 5-7 flights a week. And stay in hotels, and rent cars etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So Sunday’s tended to be crabby days. And I don’t particularly care for them now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there’s another reason why I have a strained relationship with weekends. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Entrepreneurs And Weekends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been an entrepreneur since 2001. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my case it means I’m focused…hyper-focused<\/strong> actually, on my business. And on winning. Being a successful entrepreneur<\/a>. Translation: I work a lot. And I like to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you know, most business activity happens M-F. So I generally have 5 days a week to maximize my revenue. And to make contact with people who are interested in my products<\/a> or who potentially want to work with me, 1:1<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And since I love<\/a> what I do, and like working, by the time Friday afternoon comes around, I start to think about the weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, weekends include cleaning our Castle, shopping, other errands, and some family-related stuff. Normal stuff. Except I’d rather be working on my business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing<\/a>. Editing. Coming up with ideas that will help grow my business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when I have a specific idea, I want to shape into something workable right away. Meaning I don’t want to wait until “Monday<\/em>” to work on it. Is that abnormal<\/b>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the 1200x Tasco microscope<\/a> I got from my Grandfather. <\/p>\n\n\n