Today’s modern approach to running a business requires every entrepreneur person to take a new look at own business, a look from the perspective of combining work with pleasure.
Such a combination in business becomes in itself a desired goal to achieve. Therefore, the question arises: how to act in order to combine work with pleasure, with benefit, and therefore without mutual harm to one or another? How not to divide everyday life into 8-hour modes – work, duties and leisure? What to do to make entrepreneurship our lifestyle and not just a necessity, hard work, after which we need to rest? We can see that the vast majority of our society clearly separates business duties from relaxation, claiming that combining work and pleasure is simply impossible. Is this really the case?
New skill
In a situation where our retirement’s money despite the fact that obtained after several decades of hard work, will be extremely low, it becomes a mistake to assume that this time of deserved retirement will be a time of carefree, blissful rest. In the context of such a paradox, the education of the ability to combine business and pleasure becomes a necessity, an indispensable element of every, even the smallest entrepreneurial initiative. Therefore, if business results from passion and strong “why”, that is why we run it, and the services offered are provided in a reliable manner, the products are of the best quality, and the level of customer service is maintained at a high level, then running a business is not just work itself, but is something more, something that constitutes the basis of entrepreneurship – it is simply a kind of pleasure.
The essence of entrepreneurship
The essence of entrepreneurship is business developed with passion, it is not about doing work in the common sense, it is about giving value to others, giving what they need, what will satisfy their needs, make it easier for them to function on different levels of life, solve their problems. And when they receive it and feel that they have not been deceived or used in any way, they will desire more of these values, and will undoubtedly share their experiences, opinions and knowledge about them with others.
Of course, this does not change the fact that if we want to successfully create our business, we are obliged to take care of it constantly, regardless of the time of day and night, days of the week or holidays. Only when we act with passion and with a strong “why”, it is possible to achieve a state in which business becomes a synonym of pleasure, and in turn, our enjoyment of this pleasure in full handful generates profits from business.
Practical tip
This does not mean, however, that entrepreneurship is to be just hard work identified with superhuman physical and mental effort leading ultimately to the extreme exhaustion of all the energy and resources of our body. The entrepreneur also needs time to relax, to live his private or family life, fun and entertainment… So the question remains: who in business gives a practical example of combining work and pleasure? Who does not share time between work and pleasure? Undoubtedly, the undisputed icon of this activity is the multimillionaire Sir Richard Branson, who mastered this skill to perfection. When asked about his key to success in business, he indicates: “I do not separate work and fun. It is all part of my daily life”. There are many examples of Branson’s business, but the most important thing they have in common is that each of them not only makes a profit, but also gives a lot of fun and satisfaction, especially to their owner – the originator.
To sum up, we can say that only when we operate in business with passion, this approach combining work and pleasure will be easy to apply in practice. Business, and above all, its development becomes a part of ourselves, our everyday life style. However, if we are not determined enough for this approach, then it is worthwhile to be inspired by personalities from the business world.