Fellow father, CEO, and hooman who has health to maintain…I’m in search of that grail too.

Show us how it’s done mate. I like when you post your schedule for the day shows how regimented you are trying to be! Do you typically follow it pretty close?

I like what Cal Newport has to say on the topic

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I find he strikes that balance of not being too much of a productivity guru, but also giving solid advice and frameworks to help achieve goals in all aspects of life.

And be a good husband. And see your friends. And buildt stuff / do it yourself / research bitcoin / and remember to relax so you don't get stressed 🥵

No. Because I don’t do anything and will never be a father 😂

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You have to have hire quality people to do their jobs. Thats the most part of the stress.

Time management indeed. Also set priorities. Your wife and your family are first.

Getting married, and having a stay-at-home mum. Division of labour

A good approach imo is to dedicate certain hours fully to being a parent, no distractions allowed. Same goes for being a partner, doing sports, etc. Make it part of your business plan. Maybe even your balance sheet. $2k loss per hour missed playing with kiddo.

yup, without @Vanessa not sure how it would be possible

minus the marriage, it being government certified doesn’t mean much to us. We both don’t want to get married.

It requires an amazing woman by your side of course.

Hire people who are smarter than you ie. Hire yourself out of a job. Then shut up and support them.

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You and Vanessa have a great vibe together and it shows on Elliott..🥰

My father did it, he worked 9 - 5 Mon - Fri and built a large, global, public electronics company. Apart from regular business trips to various offices around the world, every weekend he’d play Cricket or football, later on golf spend most evenings at home and have one or two family holidays a year to places like DisneyWorld.

VP where I work has always said kids are the best forcing function that builds us into better humans, creatives, managers, whatever. I agree. Parenting isn’t “also.” It’s the main event and all else follows. And yes, we all fail in one of the areas at all times (business/health/parenting).

I have not, but too am working toward the same goal. I think that’s a forever work in progress.

Absolutely. There's no other way, imo.

Trust me, not doable

I think you can't have everything. Somewhere you have to give up a little for certain periods. But everything is possible 🤷‍♂️

Say what you will about Meet Kevin, but he seems to do exceptionally well at it.

It's not worth it because you are competing against the fiat system and they can just borrow endless money and expand, plus government steal (tax) you too much. It's better to work for someone and keep saving in Bitcoin. Eventually all the fiat corporations will go bankrupt because of Bitcoin. Then it will finally be worth running a business.

It is the moment to ask yourself : Why ? And what is the most important to you, really. If your answer is to have better futures days with money from your business : does it worth it ? and how much your are ready to pay from your life for that ? If you don't think it worth it, just find another way, there is always alternatives (less time for that, help with friends/family, associates, start with a less big business...). The most important is that you have to feel good in anything you do. if you don't, it means you are not on the right way, and it is time to adjust yourself. It is not easy to know ourself enough to know the good recipe of happiness. but it is one of the life's purpose to make you own the goods ingredients for this recipe. This recipe is not the same for everybody, you have to find yours. Take a little time to think about it, outside your home / work, in a neutral peaceful place, you will probably get some clues about it. Thanks for this personal share.

Seems almost impossible

That's kind of been my conclusion as well. I know it's probably still possible but becoming exceedingly rare nowadays.. more so than in the past for sure

freedom means to choose the work that is necessary. and being a grown up is tough. you have to evaluate your decision every day. in the end you will have to live with it.

And it also depends on the jurisdiction. Over-regulation is even more stress.

That's a challenge for sure. I wish you the best!

I know people who did it so I’m convinced it is possible. Can’t claim I did myself yet but its my goal. Keep going!

No. The traditional answer, of course, is to outsource the parenting to your wife. In the end, you have to know your priorities, because you will have to drop things, and it's better to do so deliberately.

Yes pretend your healthy is fine than you will be in good healthy and have successful business. You will become more busier this year and the next and Uhm hmm .. someone will Come along , you will broken heart 💔 Wish you best of luck . Hope I am wrong .

Fiat mining jobs do have their merits

I've don't think I've ever met anyone that has actually succeed from running their own business but I have met countless young people that tried to start their own business and failed within 5 years. It was definitely possible many decades ago but the corporations now rule everything. It was pretty obvious to me that Canada is setup for small business to not succeed but many people still don't know this. It's mostly the immigrants now running the businesses and they work constantly. It's pretty much a slave job that will never make you rich. A very sad life. I know the USA is much different but the corporations still rule the USA. Bitcoin will eventually change this. So just keep stacking. Let the fiat boss handle the problems.

Short answer. Yes it’s doable.

the more harmony you have with your self, the more joyful you are and the more you will be able to see the beauty in others

I don’t know if this helps. I started this year actively using diff parts of the brain. Doesn't take too much time, keeps the stress down, keeps the brain energy up, and it’s been fun. Meditation is a game changer, morning and evening. For physical exercise daily walks paired with pilates, weekend swimming, and/or hiking (weekend is more social oriented). Mental exercise 15 - 20 mins a day includes games - puzzles, chess, wordle, sudoku. I used to play Go as a kid but my brain is rusty now. New language on dualingo for 10 mins a day. Weekend more creative infusion art (sketches) and music (guitar) - at most 2 hrs over 2 days. The goal is to interconnect back as many neural pathways we used to have when we were younger and strengthen it through repetitions. Doesn’t take too much time, won’t fix everything but it keeps you at a more optimal level

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Quality over quantity. You won't get it right most of the time bc you're human. Be nice to yourself.

It’s all about harmony not balance. Sometimes you rock as a dad but have to miss the gym or a biz meeting to take care of your sick kid or see their game Sometimes you crush a launch but your wife hasn’t had a special date night in a month Sometimes you get up early and rock the gym but are late on a deadline for work The goal is to make sure these patterns don’t persist over time thus ruining one of these area of life Harmony between health, relationships and resources (career/$) is the goal and for me it involves being rooted in mission and God (Universe/Spirit) Don’t be hard on yourself but don’t let your life get lopsided either because it’s an interconnected system that will collapse over time if not harmonized Keep rocking brother 💜🧡☮️

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This is solid.

I can't give solid advice on finding balance, as it's something I haven't quite achieved myself. But with the benefit of a few extra years of age (not necessarily wisdom), what I can say is this: a lot of the weight we carry is in our own heads. When business is bad or you're unemployed, how much time do you spend worrying about it instead of taking action, exercising, or enjoying quality time with your family? What about when you're ill? Or when a family member is? As I approach my 40s, having "conquered" many of the things society expects from us, I've honestly grown tired of worrying, carrying burdens, constantly overcoming obstacles, and feeling the need to prove myself, whether to society or to myself. It's funny. I have a feeling the answer doesn’t lie in time management or prioritisation. It's about letting go of the weight you carry, living in the moment, and making a conscious effort to be light-hearted, joyful, and accepting of your nature. I saw this video years ago and found it impressive: Nowadays, I interpret it very differently. Where I once saw time management and granularity, I now see fluidity, self-acceptance, and an embrace of the nature of things. Yes, sometimes the jar is too full, so throw some sand away. But honestly, aside from our worries, the jar is rarely as full as it seems. As I stop trying to control every aspect of life, I notice the golf balls, pebbles, and sand find their own place. You're not in total control. This isn't a game of Tetris. Life still unfolds despite our limitations. You will get into trouble again and again, and still, things work out. Life is a game that plays us, not the other way around. The only truly wasted time is the time spent trying to predict what’s to come or control what you can't. That includes juggling golf balls in the jar. The more I make a conscious effort to be present and stop worrying, the easier life feels. Am I managing my time better? Maybe. Maybe not. But it's certainly easier to let priorities find me and be fully present, body and soul, than to keep up all the worrying I used to do.

Extremely hard, i hope you will find more balance over time

Even with this arrangement fathers still have to interact with their children and wives.

Aren't you a mother?

Not yet🫂

Oh, okay. I assumed. But dog mom at least.