You Know, As Most Entrepreneurs Do, That

For Those Working Menial Jobs Or Putting In 100-hour Weeks For Corporations, The Lure Of Starting Your Own Business Can Seem Like A Great Way To Get More Flexibility, Upside, And Ownership.

I've Learned I'm Rarely Able To Stay At Home And Not Work. If I Try To 'just Sit On My Couch For A Little While,' I Am Going To Grab My Laptop And Just Knock Out A Few More Emails, Or Start Sketching Up Some Product Ideas For Themuse.com. So When I Want Time Off, I Schedule Dinners Out, Movie Outings, And On Occasion A Flight Lesson From Groupon.

Most Weeks, I Work 100-plus Hours On Themuse.com. There Are Definitions Of 'work-life Balance' That Would Say I Have None.

I Had Been A Veteran Of Pretty Challenging Job Searches, So I Knew Firsthand How Frustrating, Confusing, And Demoralizing The Job Search Process Can Be. Even After You Get A Job, Many People Join Companies And Discover In The First Couple Weeks That They Aren't A Good Match With The Personality And Values Of The Company.

Keeping A 'ceo Blog' Or 'founder's Blog' Can Be A Great Platform For Engaging Your Users In A Nontraditional Way, Reaching People Outside Of Your Product Pitch And Building Rapport Without Selling Them Anything Except A Belief In Your Ideas.