Entrepreneurs Suck In Relationships by Dana Severson

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OK, I am on a roll tonight. This posting REALLY hit close to home for me. Something to think about be a founder of an Online Business like Wealthy Affiliate.

One of the things I have found at Wealthy Affiliates is the people who are successful at building their businesses also seem to have somewhat of a work/family balance and actually take the building of the business as a means to spend more time doing what they love and being with who they love.

Basically, I think a "extra" outcome of going through the training and being linked into the community, it is also helping me to find who I am like what the author discusses in this article

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/entrepreneurs-suck-relationships-dana-severson

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gosh there is truth to that post I never seem to shut off to all the business stuff, great post

I'm glad you liked it.

Interesting article! Happy New Year!

Thanks and Happy New Year to you too!

Thank you!:)

As an entrepreneur, I am difficult to get along with sometimes, but my ultimate goal is to help the people I love most in this world. Personally, I could live in the mountains like Jeremiah Johnson and be content with life:)

My dream life has been to be in the mountains for many years. Then I began Scuba Diving and I have to admit something about the Caribbean sometimes come to mind as well.

Am I an entrepeneur? Wow, never viewed myself like that! I was married for 35yrs, lost hubby this year so am on my own. What I have noticed now, I get irritated when people drop in to visit, I want to focus on being an "entrepeneur," I can understand where the article is coming from!

My sympathies on losing your hubby. Yes you are not just an entrepreneur but a successful one too.

One side benefit here at Wealthy Affiliates is that the community consistently reminds me I need to be more balanced with time, etc.

When I first joined WA, I would stay up literally around the clock working. Several times in Chat I was reminded I needed to get some sleep.

My hours that I put into my business do vary, I'm no longer on the 9-5 routine. I am trying to get back to something a bit more consistent that where I am at now.

I couldn't stay up round the clock! I do put in a lot of hours though, but productive ones. :)

Well I am not currently working, at least not 9-5. I do do occasional freelance work.

What I found about the round-the-clock was that once I stayed up that long, it took much longer to catch up on sleep.

Thank you Susie. :) I like the article especially when it says here:

"If we don’t hit our goal by next year, we keep trying up until the day we die"

I really like that quote as well.

Yes, but how many of us can do that, lol. :)

That is an excellent question

I really enjoyed that article Susie, Thank you for sharing and i wish you a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year:)

I wish you a Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year as well.

We to offen feel alone because It's our desire not others, i have more Then onse been in a relationship where we Move in difference direktion, It's so difficult to make other understand why we are doing it

I agree my feeling of being alone is definitely brought on by myself. I tend to get started on my business and find myself in a zone so to speak.

I keep back noise on to try to help but I am seriously thinking about getting out and working from a place that has wifi (like starbucks) just to make sure my hibernation does not become permanent.

That maby give some inspiration but entrapaneur are a lonly Call, we have to remember we do it opersite of all other

That was a good article. In a way I'm glad I don't have to worry about relationships. My family is grown and I'm a widow so I'm on my own. Makes for doing online stuff a bit easier. :)

It also makes for a great community to be engaged with online here at Wealthy Affiliates.

Sometimes being alone is hard. I know my mom goes through it, she is a widow too and is living on her own for the first time in over 77 years.

It has been hard on her and I think she might really enjoy the community here but she is too old school about the technical stuff and trusting doing things online. It scares her.

Oh, I bet she could do it. She'd have you to help too. But I understand about the tech stuff, that gets me down faster then anything and I'm quite a bit younger, but still feel old when it comes to computer tech. Goes right over my head at times. :)

Me too I such at relationships as I am not married for the second time and will never happen again.
Secondly my entrepreneurship methods are completely in the dumps so you can easily call me a looser. I don't mind
Ken

I would never call a fellow WA member a looser. Just working through all of this "new" material is a challenge worth respect.

Well, I sucked at relationships before becoming an entrepreneur so - hey, what do I have to lose! lol

This made me laugh. I have always sucked at relationships. Been divorced for over 20 years and not looking to ever get married again.

I would like to think I have done better on growing friendships by learning and working with others.

I agree. Much better at friendships. I waited to get married until I was 38 - got married Feb 2011, left him Jan 2012.
Haven't bothered with the divorce yet - hoping this year I'll have some extra cash for that! lol
I don't plan to ever marry again either!

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