The E-Myth Contractor
Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do about It
Chapter One
The Story of Richard and Anne
I didn't have to invent lies -- my tongue did it by itself, and I was often astonished at how clever and farsighted a tongue can be.
"A friend of Kafka"
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Every business is a family business. To ignore this truth is to court disaster.
This is true whether or not family members actually work in the business. Whatever their relationship with the business, every member of a Contractor's family will be greatly affected by the decisions a Contractor makes about the business.
Unfortunately, unless some family members are actively involved in the business, many Contractors tend to compartmentalize their lives, seeing their business as separate from their family. These Contractors see their business as a job, and therefore none of the family's business.
"This doesn't concern you," says the Contractor ... read full excerpt from: The E-Myth Contractor ebook