Conquer the Chaos, 2nd Edition

1The Entrepreneurial Revolution

Mike Callahan is a great entrepreneur. Right out of high school, he started a landscaping business and poured his heart and soul into it. After the normal struggles in the early stages of any business, he began to produce income at levels his friends and family envied. His business was succeeding by all accounts. Soon he married his girlfriend and life was going great.

As the business grew, it demanded more and more of Mike. Not just his time—it demanded his energy, creativity, and passion. He was happily growing the business, feeling a rush of excitement that's hard to describe if you haven't started a business that's succeeding. Most people have no idea what it's like to pour their energy, their finances, and their very identity into a business that struggles early on, starts to show promise, and then produces the cash and satisfaction the entrepreneur always hoped for. It is thrilling!

Mike was living the entrepreneur's dream. But things were out of balance at home. His wife was feeling neglected. So Mike did what most entrepreneurs do when wearing many hats in the business and running a juggling act in their personal lives. Mike did his best to be there for his wife as the business continued to grow. And yet important events were slipping. Little moments and opportunities were lost. Life was all about the business. Hobbies, friends, and personal interests had faded to the background. And Mike's marriage was going downhill.

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