I know I write this on my About Dave page, but it is worth repeating. I am having a blast with my “little” business. I have been having a great time for the past couple of years. I liked my other jobs (engineering), but being your own boss and deciding what you want to work on just feels so right.
Sure I am not beating CSI – but that doesn’t stop me from having a ton of fun (sometimes at their expense). Even if I did end up being the #1 traffic rental site on the web, I’m sure I would be just as happy as I am now.
My Dad occasionally talked about starting his own company when I was growing up – but he never had the time to do it with 5 kids. Now 4 out of 5 of his kids have their own businesses.
I think the best part of all is, I get to spend two days a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) with my two girls. They are growing up so fast, and I don’t want to miss it. My girls are a ton of fun right now. Since I am usually the one taking the photos, it was hard to find a shot of me with the girls. But, here is one of the snow storms we had this winter.
My wife works part time, as well. She likes to work with other people in the “corporate world” and I think she likes the occasional break from the girls. She has a lot of fun with her job too.
Working for yourself is not easy. I worked 2 hours every night for 1 year (only missing a few days) creating the RentVine site while working a full time job. Not many people have that kind of dedication to put in the time – but it is so worth it for me.
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Good article, Dave! What I admire about you and how you got your business started is the the shear discipline that you have. Not many people are able to dedicate 2 hours per night for one week, let alone one year. Your site is great! and, the best part is that you are having fun doing!
Dave,
You have definitely done great things with this Web site. Thank you for creating a fantastic forum for everybody in the industry to come and speak out and share their thoughts.
Keep up the great work!
I enjoy watching how well all 5 of you are doing with your careers. Suzy is working for someone, but her vet tech career allows her to pick and choose her working hours while raising 3 kids.
When I was setting up a lamp factory in a research department I referred to myself as an “Intrapreneur” That’s as close as I got to working for myself. Keep having fun at what your doing Dave.
Dad
Thanks Dad, I love that word “Intrapreneur”.
I have always looked up to my Dad, he is one of the brightest people I know.
When I was growing up he never had a hard time explaining a complicated math homework problem to me. On his bio page on his blog he talks about not being a scientist or mathematician, I think I would have to disagree with that.
I love how my Dad loves to keep learning about new things – right now he is on a cosmology kick.
Of course I think I have the best Dad in the whole world!
Dave