We take that same mentality to our business and work hard every day. We are the manager, employer, CEO, employee, etc. We wear as many hats as we can to work hard, save money, and keep our business afloat.
Then we start dreaming of retirement-dreaming of white sand beaches and crystal clear water. However, our business can't run without us. Everyone and everything depends on us.
If we take a vacation for a week, we get phone calls every day. Our employees are clueless about the happenings at the higher levels. We can't even sell the business because no one can come and run it without us.
All we can do is shutter the business after all the years we put into it. We left ourselves with no other options. We may as well keep our earned income jobs. If this sounds like a complete nightmare to you, then you need to read this book.