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7 Unconventional Ways I Will Measure My Entrepreneurial Success
#1 Keeping dogs (not the fluffy kind)
Money. Everyone knows it’s important. I won’t insult your intelligence by pretending I don’t care about it.
Yet if I only measured success in monetary terms, I wouldn’t have quit my day job. I’d have kept dancing on the edge of burnout to keep my salary and my side hustle revenue. I don’t need Jeff Bezos level money to be happy which is lucky because I’ll probably never make that much.
I want to earn enough to live a comfortable lifestyle combined with smart investments. Other online entrepreneurs will have bigger bank balances than me if it’s their primary aim but I won’t let that bother me.
I’m more focused on my quality of life. At the start of my journey, I sat down and had a think of what markers I could use to measure this. I hope my methods will inspire you to have a better balance in your life if you’re your own boss.
#1 Keeping dogs (not the fluffy kind)
The BCG Matrix is famous in business circles and it teaches leaders to get rid of divisions with low growth and low revenue. It makes sense from a pure profit perspective as these areas are a waste of resources. In the system, these streams are affectionately known…