On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 00:40:10 GMT, Lew Hodgett
wrote:

Subject AKA Operating your own business.

I am reminded of a fraternity brother of mine who one day, quit his job,
borrowed $5K and started a consulting engineering business that over the
next 10 years made a ton of money.

Along came CAD, he didn't choose to invest, began losing customers, and
ultimately closed the business.

We were having lunch one day and I asked him why he closed the business.

His answer was a classic, IMHO.

I got sick and tired of having to go to the bathroom and hold
everybody's wiener every time they wanted to take a leak.

I understood.

Lew


Hiring good people is the hardest thing that you can do in a business
- as far as I know.

I got out of the construction business, which I was doing pretty well
in, to go into the shop and work by myself. I was real tired of the
people problems.

Swingman seems to have a handle on it and maybe he'll chime in. Seems
like he just builds a little bit each year and keeps some time out to
do those things that he enjoys.

He must have damned good subs that he's worked with for a good bit of
time.

A buddy of mine always says, "Hell, the making is easy - it's the
people that make it hard."



Tom Watson - WoodDorker
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