Comments on: Is it worth it? http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/07/09/is-it-worth-it/ Connecting Startups with Talent Since 1999 Fri, 27 May 2011 04:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Jason Cohen http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/07/09/is-it-worth-it/#comment-512 Jason Cohen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:57:29 +0000 http://www.npost.com/?p=3307#comment-512 That's funny, I just wrote about the same thing, saying that it's not only worth it but inevitable: http://blog.asmartbear.com/blog/sacrifice-your-health-for-your-startup.html You have to dig deep and decide what's important to you. There's no correct answer, but you need all your actions to be *consistent*. That’s funny, I just wrote about the same thing, saying that it’s not only worth it but inevitable:

http://blog.asmartbear.com/blog/sacrifice-your-health-for-your-startup.html

You have to dig deep and decide what’s important to you. There’s no correct answer, but you need all your actions to be *consistent*.

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]]> By: Mader http://www.npost.com/blog/2009/07/09/is-it-worth-it/#comment-510 Mader Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:40:15 +0000 http://www.npost.com/?p=3307#comment-510 Including your spouse in the decision to jump head first into a startup is not only prudent - it is vital to navigating high stress / brutal hours that you will encounter at along the way. The top 3 things I try to do to maintain balance? 1. Set expectations properly. If you say you're going to be home by 8pm. Be there at 8. 2. Don't look at your iPhone for the first hour after walking through the door. 'Being home' doesn't mean working from home. 3. Dedicate a portion of the weekend to being off the grid...and if you have kids, give them your full attention. Giving them completely focused time is 10x better than pseudo-conversing with them while checking e-mail. How am I doing? Was about a C+ in 2008. B/B+ so far in 1H09. Actually, my wife and kids should be grading me. Including your spouse in the decision to jump head first into a startup is not only prudent – it is vital to navigating high stress / brutal hours that you will encounter at along the way.

The top 3 things I try to do to maintain balance?

1. Set expectations properly. If you say you’re going to be home by 8pm. Be there at 8.
2. Don’t look at your iPhone for the first hour after walking through the door. ‘Being home’ doesn’t mean working from home.
3. Dedicate a portion of the weekend to being off the grid…and if you have kids, give them your full attention. Giving them completely focused time is 10x better than pseudo-conversing with them while checking e-mail.

How am I doing? Was about a C+ in 2008. B/B+ so far in 1H09. Actually, my wife and kids should be grading me.

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