Have rules but not too many. A good one is not being mean with your siblings, only funny and teasing at best, as you want to have them as friends when you're 20. Putting kids to the side as long as they misbehave, often at 2 years old, and ask them if they're ready to have a good day to test if they're ready. Don't be mad at them, and don't seek to be mad at them. You can use rules because kids are your responsibilities. The rule is most likely to be good if chosen as a couple. Keep the trouble limited to have peace in your home.
Jordan PetersonYou can be replaced, no matter what you think and what your assumptions are as a business owner. It will take a few attempts of hiring people before finding a good one. Don't expect the new hire to do everything as you imagine it, they have different skills and experience and still require proper onboarding and training. If they fail, remember that you fail too. Don't have more expectations for others than for yourself. You're not perfect, neither can they be. The leader needs to know enough to see if his team members are doing a good job without knowing all the details. Your replacement will not be a 1:1, it may take 2, 3, or 4 people to do your work. Even if the 1:1 person exists, you'll almost never be able to attract it, especially when starting. Be patient, it takes months to years to find the right people and properly transfer your skills. Think long-term and invest in them.
Leila HormoziYou can work as much as you want to if you build the systems that allow you to do that. Figure out what works for you as it probably isn't what others want, and it must be sustainable and not get boring in the long run. Digital services and tools are here to stay and you can be a value creator by posting online, almost replacing traditional education and school. You should see your past years, and the challenges you overcame, as experience you can leverage on other people. You're not boring, you just need to be interested and make it interesting to others. The generalist is multi-dimensional and makes more money than the specialist that he can hire or that can be replaced as specialization is for insects. When you work for yourself, you have no manager and rely on yourself to oversee you. There is no saturation as you only take jobs and do activities that interest you. You work to achieve what you want for you brand, reflect on that and share/sell it to others. Position yourself as a leader: how I will do X or how I did X. You can mix skill and development by learning the skills needed for your development by doing everything: website, design, automation, that you can share/sell later. You are your one-person business: your goals (what you want out of life) become your brand (what are you leading people towards), your problems (what is standing in your way) become your content (what roadblocks will they encounter), your systems (how did you solve the problem) become the product (how can they solve their problems faster), your benefits (how has it impacted your life) become marketing (why should they care about your message). By using the domain of mastery concept, choose 3 interests ranked by priority: one that makes money, one that excites you, one for the development of things (psychology). For each of them, seek for the principles, topics and mentors, then create connections and apply that to real-world examples. The sooner you start doing and selling something, the sooner you'll make your first mistake that you can learn from. Start with a Minimum Viable Offer: a simple specific skill or a single topic consulting call (4 calls over 4 weeks for $1000 to help). After getting your first results, note the things they have in common and work with that to sell.
Dan Koe