It’s great that you’re passionate about what you do. The older I get, the more I realise that really is the key.

Taking on staff is a whole new universe. It’s wonderful to hear you’re growing. HR is a very, very tricky business. However, I’m sure your sky-high standards will winnow the wheat from the chaff.

Best regards indeed. P.

I loved the comment deferred, deferred, deferred, working 7 days a week – it is hard to look on at the person who has some free time.
Sorry the dog was so expensive, although much cheaper than children.
I find it hard to balance, work-marketing-office, and my time. I look at my legs that desperately need waxing, the nails that need painting, the house that doesn’t have a clean coffee cup and wonder what am I doing?
I am doing something that I love and am passionate about, not everybody can say that, nothing is perfect, somtimes I think we need to be reminded of that.
I am now looking for staff, exciting but a responsiblity I am not keen to take on, another hurdle of life.
Cheers clare

Especially when all the other kids are out there having a blast.

The deferred gratification of small business owners.

Deferred. Deferred. Deferred.

Think I better go smell some roses!

I agree with your list, the finance and admin side is really difficult when we want to focus on creating, selling and marketing!

I deal with a small advertising agency that just never seem to get around to putting their bills in and we have to chase them every month to close off. Many times they miss the cut off and the invoices go into next month which they can’t understand when they are ringing for payment. Crazy stuff.

Sometimes I feel that 40% of the work day is spent undertaking totally unproductive and unnecessary tasks that add nothing to the business. Maybe we should all review what we must do and perhaps some of these other tasks may appear easier when we clear the decks.