The Integrated Entrepreneur

Book excerpt: You can grow a business AND nurture meaningful relationships. Balance is not the path to get there. Integration is. First-generation entrepreneurs are pulled in a million different directions. Growing a business is all consuming and leaves little time, energy and bandwidth for the people who are most important in your life. Trying to split your time between these worlds only causes stress, resentment and poor business performance. Fortunately, you don't have to choose between them. Randy Gerber is a first-generation entrepreneur who understands the challenges you face every day. He developed and has successfully implemented a strategy for achieving happiness in all aspects of his life, and wrote The Integrated Entrepreneur to help you do the same. Discover how to: - Survive and thrive through the five unique stages of business success - Avoid the two major types of failures - Use integration and planned experience sharing to bridge your time between work and family - Keep your sanity, lower your stress, and have more fun Stop trying to balance your business and your relationships. Start integrating your way to happiness today!