How Do You Know When to Sell Your Business? It’s Not All About the Money
I sold my business in October 2017. It took the better part of a year to figure out what exactly I wanted to do with my time, and even now,…
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Retirement
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The Life of a Retired Entrepreneur
Now that I’m semi-retired, I spend my time traveling and with my family, writing this blog, managing my real estate portfolio (I have a property manager and controller), overseeing my investment portfolio, looking at angel investments, coaching other entrepreneurs, and managing my private equity holdings. Oh, and I’m also on a couple of boards, one for profit, the other not for profit.
I write about all of these things on this blog.
Semi-Retired at 50, Traveling, and Enjoying Life. My Winter 2020 Check-In
Just for fun, I added some travel pictures throughout this post. October 17, 2019, marked the two-year anniversary since the sale of my business, and since I semi-retired at 50.…
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Entrepreneur Semi-Retirement. The Life of a Semi-Retired Entrepreneur [Summer 2019]
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over six months since my last update. It’s also hard to believe how much has happened, both on the work front but also…
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How to Retire Early. Here’s How Much You’ll Need and How To Get There
In one of my favorite financial books, The Millionaire Next Door, the author, Thomas Stanley, coins the phrase, “big hat, no cattle.” The term describes an individual who, by all…
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My Eleven-Week Experience Running a Business as Interim President. Semi-Retirement on Hold!
I stepped into a new role on March 27th of this year as the interim president of the company I sold in 2017. Semi-Retirement was on hold for a period…
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Another Chance at Bat As I Step Back Into a Management Role.
If you’ve been following my blog from the beginning, you will know that I stepped down as president in December 2017 of the company I founded in 1991. In a…
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Entrepreneur Semi-Retirement. One-Year Check-In. Time Sure Goes Fast.
Wow! One year sure does go by quickly. I can’t believe it’s been a full year since I officially “semi-retired”. For those of you new to this site, and my…
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Entrepreneur Retirement – The Retired Life of a 50-Year Old Entrepreneur
It’s now been 150 days since I “semi-retired,” and this is the first of my blog posts related to life post business exit. I plan to do a formal check-in…
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How Do You Know When It’s Time to Sell Your Business? It’s Not All About the Money.
Many entrepreneurs start their businesses with the illusion that it will be a quick path to riches. Unfortunately, with the rare exception, it isn’t. That is why it’s important that…
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My Journey Post Business Sale as I Sail Into a New Harbour. The Next Stage, Entrepreneur Semi-Retirement, and Life Post Business Sale
And just like that, with one final signature, I changed the course of my life. I didn’t come to the decision to sell my company lightly, but rather, it was…
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