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Work Life Balance: What negative effect has your drive for startup success and money had on your life? If you could go back, what would you have done differently?
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Jeff Ski Kinsey, Entrepreneur & Marketing Mad Man™ answered:

"It is not the critic who counts..." is a great speech by Teddy Roosevelt. http://jmpurl.info/BK

Balance is overrated. Often people that haven't "arrived" want to pitch the concept of balance. Make something happen and then make adjustments.

I have been wiped out financially on more than a few occasions. So what? It is the journey that is the reward. You don't want your place to "be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” IMNSHO

The thrill of the chase inside your startup cannot be compared to a mere job. I would never consider going back in time and changing my course. Get smarter with each iteration. Reach out to that "smartest person in the room" and ask for insight.

If I can help encourage you further, schedule a time and let's talk.

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