ABD4 – How to NOT over-orchestrate your children’s lives with Shane Parrish – BookBuddha

Can your hobby turn into a full-time business? Without its complete intention, Shane Parrish made this happen. But it wasn’t easy and he shares, in this interview, some great lessons around business, fatherhood and self-care that can be a game-changer for you! Here are some of the things I learnt from the interview:

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** How a hobby turned into a full-time business

** The lesson from losing track of what was important

** Learn about what is…or is NOT work-life balance

** The importance of hiring and investing up front

** The good old opportunity cost (TUAN says.. Opportunity GAIN)

** How was education gone too niche

** How too many are over-orchestrating the life of our kids

** The truth behind the intention of “making up” time with our kids

** Difference between kids experiencing pain and discomfort

** What is non-linear growth

About Shane

Shane Parrish, aka BookBuddha, is the founding partner of Syrys Partners, a holding company that acquires and operates businesses in North America. Before Syrus, Shane worked as an executive in the Canadian government, where he led the creation and execution of key cyber-defense initiatives. His passion project, a website called Farnam Street, documents “the best of what others have already figured out” and gets over 1 million page views per month. Shane has appeared in many publications including Entrepreneur, WSJ, Forbes, Globe and Mail, and Financial Times.

Resources

Website: https://www.fs.blog/

Twitter: twitter @farnamstreet

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