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Dear
Jay,
In “Eleven Easy Ways To Destroy Your Company” you asked, Can anyone add to my list?
I started a carpet-cleaning business over 20 years ago, and while it’s been mildly successful, I have fallen into the trap referred to as “The E-Myth.” What I actually did was create a job rather than a business. I’ve done well enough to send one child through college, have another one in now, have a decent house and a cash flow that doesn’t leave my family wanting for much.
The problem is, I am 49 years old, have very little saved for retirement, and have to do the very physical tasks every day of doing the actual work. I have one employee but rarely send them on their own because customers expect me to be at the job.
In “Eleven Easy Ways To Destroy Your Company” you asked, Can anyone add to my list?
I started a carpet-cleaning business over 20 years ago, and while it’s been mildly successful, I have fallen into the trap referred to as “The E-Myth.” What I actually did was create a job rather than a business. I’ve done well enough to send one child through college, have another one in now, have a decent house and a cash flow that doesn’t leave my family wanting for much.
The problem is, I am 49 years old, have very little saved for retirement, and have to do the very physical tasks every day of doing the actual work. I have one employee but rarely send them on their own because customers expect me to be at the job.
