Answer: C - “All of the above”
April 14th, 2008 by Allen VoivodWhen you take a trip someplace, people often ask you, “Business or pleasure?”
When you love the work that pays for the life you live, business IS a pleasure. You don’t have to choose between the two, and you get to say, “All of the above,” regardless of the purpose of your trip.
That’s one way of answering the question. I’m in that glorious space of being excited about the clients we have, the projects in the pipeline, and even about what we have on tap for our own business. So it’s a blessing to be able to enjoy the things for which we get paid. Business hasn’t always been like that for us.
The other way to answer it? That’s what our family has going on right now. I’m writing this from the townhouse we’re renting for the next three weeks (that’s the view from the balcony). The Pacific Coast Highway is just on the other side of the houses you see in the center of the pic, and the beach is just across the highway.
Lani, Joey, and Declan are out on the beach at this moment, and I’m writing this as the kick-off to document our first attempt at taking our family and business anywhere on Earth, to play and experience the wider world while still being able to take care of business and our kids’ educations.
To give you a sampling, while we’re here I’m going to be:
- Working with Lani on the plan for hiring a new virtual assistant
- Putting together the elements of a targeted marketing campaign for Iperia
- Blogging for Career-Resumes.com
- Pursuing an article marketing strategy for ResumeMachine.com
- Pulling together a reference binder for veterinarians on behalf of Pet Angel
- Creating email campaigns for BarbieCollector.com
And on top of that, I’ll also be going with the family to:
- Sea World
- San Diego Zoo
- Legoland
- The Getty Museum and Villa
- Venice Beach
- Santa Monica Pier
- Dodger Stadium
And last but not least, seeing our friends and family here as well.
The goal? To get to a life where we can mix business with pleasure in as many unique and thrilling ways as possible.
That’s what being a lifestyle entrepreneur is all about. And if we can help you get closer to that goal for yourself - and lead by example to show you that it truly IS possible - then this trip will have paid for itself.
