10 Ways an Entrepreneur Can Benefit From Having a Child
Nunzio Presta, BCom
Successful leader who built & sold a tech business, with M&A, HR and Sports expertise.
The day each of my children were born I was scared, happy and re-energized – a mixed bag of emotions. I truly found a purpose and it was to keep these tiny humans safe, happy, healthy, and give them a life they will enjoy. Leading up to the birth of my children, especially the first, many people would say that my life was going to change big time, that things would be harder, business may suffer and I would never make it as an entrepreneur. Well, I called BS on all of that!?And now 6 years later, I can say with full confidence that the very opposite happened to me. Having children (the most precious thing in the world and the most amazing thing I have ever created) has brought me to a new level of thinking?professionally and personally. Sure, some days are hard, some days are busy, some days are emotional, but you need to have the discipline to balance and find harmony in everything you do. With 6 years under my belt, running businesses and growing 2 amazing kids, here are 10 ways?an entrepreneur can benefit from having a child:
A Child Forces You to Regroup
Sometimes you need to drop what you are doing to tend to your child, therefore, coming back to a task with a different perspective or fresh thought or revisions. Walking away from something, and coming back to it can dramatically increase the quality of your work and thoughts.
A Child Forces You to Perfect Your Time Management
You got something to do, do it when you can and be extremely efficient. Your children will rightfully demand your time, so you need to be disciplined, efficient and find the harmony to be present professionally and as a parent.
A Child Forces You to Perfect Your Agenda
You need to maintain a lean and effective calendar ensuring no time is wasted. You need to schedule everything to find harmony between life & work. Staying committed to the calendar is one of my biggest productivity hacks. I personally use timeboxing to allocate sections of my day dedicated to something specific.
?A Child Forces You to Set Non-Negotiables
Non-negotiables are things you stand strong on no matter what. They should be aimed for personal and professional growth. I have five:
?? 8 hours of sleep
?? 9 minutes of daily meditation
?? 30 minutes of daily reading
?? Dinner with my family every night
??? 3x per week exercising???
A Child Keeps You Motivate
A child keeps you on your toes ready to rock the week and weekend (make sure you have a nice cup of coffee). Let your child be your?motivation to succeed and do better so you can provide them with?the best possible life, filled with great opportunities.
A Child Gets You Up
The early bird gets the worm! A child gets you up earlier and allows you to actually have more time in the morning to do housekeeping duties (personal and business).
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Succession
A family succession plan is a possibility, unless your child?wants to buy some other existing business or go another direction with their career.
Inspires Creativity
A child gets you thinking outside the box and therefore inspires you to bring fresh ideas to the table.
Helps You Re-evaluate Life
For example, my children reinforce that I am a human first and a business person second. Therefore, I aim to?conduct myself?in?this manner, balancing humanity with business. I personally believe that when businesses and individuals conduct themselves in this way, they bring true value to the world.
SURPRISE
You’ll be surprised with what you can accomplish. For example: I remember writing blogs on my phone while rocking my children to sleep.?
Embrace life, love what you do and create something special for the world to love! Believe that anything is possible as long as you work hard, stay committed and inspire your child to be a great person.
Never listen to anyone that says a child or starting?a family will make your professional dream(s) impossible. Find a way to make it happen with a smile on your face and no loss of enthusiasm or passion, and understand it will be hard, but fulfilling work!
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Let's continue,
Nunzio Presta
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2 年I'll never forget the day i had the kids. I'll say this, because i barely sleep since :) Just kidding, kids are absolutely great fun and a pleasure to watch! Makes the life worth living!