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You have dreams in which you have dinner with the parents of your contractors.

Joshua Steimle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:53:44 +0000

This one isn’t on the original list, but I thought it appropriate to add it. Yes, you might be an entrepreneur if you have dreams in which you have dinner with the parents of your contractors. But that’s not even half the story.

Yesterday I was thinking about one of my contractors and thinking “You know, if this contractor…

You’ve felt a sense of relief when an employee has quit because now you don’t have to lay them off.

Joshua Steimle — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:39:37 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…you’ve felt a sense of relief when an employee has quit because now you don’t have to lay them off.

I remember an SNL skit from about 20 years ago that featured two cruel bosses who made a bet as to who could fire the most employees the fastest as a badge of bossly manliness.…

When someone asks you what you’re doing this weekend you say “Working, of course, just like any other day.”

Joshua Steimle — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:32:07 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…when someone asks you what you’re doing this weekend you say “Working, of course, just like any other day.”

To weekends you can add holidays, vacations, family reunions, nights, and any other time period, regardless of the location or time of day–I’ve worked them all. Heck, I’ve worked at night on holidays while on a…

Without trying you’ve succeeded in convincing all your employees to never try to start their own business

Joshua Steimle — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:22:23 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…without trying you’ve succeeded in convincing all your employees to never try to start their own business.

This isn’t a 100% true statement. I actually do have employees who have left my company to start their own businesses. However, if you include those employees who ran their own businesses prior to working for me and…

You live in an apartment smaller than the one you lived in when you were a student

Joshua Steimle — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:51:23 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…you live in an apartment that is smaller than the apartment you lived in when you were a student and had just gotten married.

In the days of our parents the accepted standard of living was quite different than it is today. A couple got married and rented while saving up for a 20% down…

You’ve convinced your employees to never start their own business.

Joshua Steimle — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:58:46 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…without trying you’ve succeeded in convincing all your employees to never try to start their own business.

After all, for some of you this list along is enough to dissuade you of your entrepreneurial aspirations. But imagine if you had been a first-party witness to such going-ons.

As near as I can remember off…

You’ve actually taken a life coach’s advice.

Joshua Steimle — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:12:46 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…when a life coach tell everyone in the room “Think about what you would do if you had a million dollars in the bank–now go out and do that and don’t worry about the money” you get the impression you’re the only person in history who has actually done this and if the life coach…

You’ve supported the campaign for a 36-hour day.

Joshua Steimle — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:11:20 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…you’ve told politicians that you’ll vote for them if they campaign for a 36-hour day.

I really have, but I don’t think he took me seriously.

As an entrepreneur it just seems as though there’s not enough time in the day. I remember when I was a kid in school looking at the clock…

You’ve slept in your office chair.

Joshua Steimle — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:28:58 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…you’ve slept in your office chair, or possibly a lobby chair (they’re generally more comfortable) overnight.

As an entrepreneur you become an expert on what is the most comfortable object or surface to fall asleep on, other than a bed.

A concrete floor with 1/4 inch of office-grade carpet is not terribly comfortable,…

You’re not sure why any of your employees continue working for you.

Joshua Steimle — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:40:07 +0000

You might be an entrepreneur if…you’re not sure why any of your employees continue working for you.

One of the things I’ve been blessed with over the years, or cursed with depending on how you look at it, is a chain of highly loyal employees. A lot of them have stuck around a lot longer through a lot more than…