– BY MADDIE CRAIG | 2023
While financial success is often what people think is the biggest motivation for entrepreneurs, there is another huge benefit to entrepreneurial life that is often the real driving force for business owners to stay the course.
Your business can be so much more than a revenue-generating engine. The right business, structured purposefully around your lifestyle ideals and personal goals, can be the vehicle to create the life you truly desire.
When creating and scaling a company, connect it intrinsically to the bigger picture of what you want your life to look like in the short and long term. Dream big and envision the type of lifestyle business ownership can facilitate.
Map out a vision for what you want your life to look like in the next 5 to 10 years, and then construct and manage the day-to-day of your business to pave the road toward making that vision a reality.
Want to travel full-time seeing new places while still earning income? Build location-independent operations.
Wish to dedicate time to volunteering or giving back while keeping some entrepreneurial pursuits? Incorporate ways to involve you AND your team in the community on a regular basis.
Hope to build an empire with multiple locations? Build your first location with that in mind and make it replicable so you can add more along the way with solid structures and team members in place.
The core operations of your business should tie directly to your personal aspirations and priorities in life beyond business.
Treat your company not just as a separate commercial entity but as a transportation vehicle designed to take you to your broader life destinations and dreams.
With the right strategic planning and systems in place, you can steer your entrepreneurial path toward incredible life experiences while doing work you find purposeful and financially rewarding.
Meet The Author
Maddie Craig is the founder of Blue Cypher Bookkeeping, a detail-oriented bookkeeper, and definitely a “numbers nerd”! She is passionate about helping organizations understand the full story of their financials and using it to make more confident decisions and grow strategically. She has experience working with a wide array of clients, including small businesses and non-profit organizations. When not crunching numbers, she and her husband enjoy traveling, being active in the community, and sharing their love for good food with friends and family.