Wow, it's hard! I have two children and they are now at the age where I need to be the chauffer and drive them everywhere. If one wants to do something the other doesn't. If one wants to eat at a particular restaurant the other doesn't. My weekends are filled with trying to make the kids happy by driving them to their appointments and catering to their every need.
Why do I do this? For starters, their my kids and I love them. Secondly, I feel guilty. I'm always working. Even when I'm away from the office I'm working. I'm always thinking about ways that we can improve the firm and the quality of work for our clients. I think about this all the time -- on weekends, in the evenings, before I go to the office in the morning, etc.
That reminds me of my typical morning -- get up at 6 am. Take a shower, get dressed, get the older kid up and ready, make lunches, get the second kid in the shower, drive the first kid to school, come back and help the second kid get dressed, feed him breakfast and check my emails at the same time. As the clock approaches 8:30 am, we need to rush out the door, get in the car and drive to the bus stop. When the bus picks him up moments later, I drive to work. There's no down time!
When I get to the office it's just as hectic. I have people in and out of my office asking me questions, I have a "zillion" emails and I have a list of people I need to call back. I'm not complaining I just sometimes wonder how I do this.
A few business owners have said to me, "you work so that you support everyone else." You know, that's true. As hard as I work, I'm the last to get paid and when money is tight, I don't get paid at all.
So why do I do it? I really love it. I find that working in the PR world is like a good book that has it's ups and downs but keeps getting better every day.
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