Jim Gaudet’s last blog post..Costa Rica Sunset

And the single most important thing I learned in business school and relearned working for myself is that you need to make time for the balance in your life. Go home at a set time, don’t take on too much work that you need to stay away from home or even take some of it home every night, and socialise with those that aren’t into the same line of work. Go out, have fun, let your hair down. Do fun things that make you laugh yourself silly or read a book about something that’s always interested you but you kept putting it off. Take up a hobby. Take a special interest class. In short, remember to pay yourself some fun downtime so that work won’t become a chore, an obligation, a dreaded thing that sucks up your whole life. Gavin has illustrated this beautifully, no?

Stacerella’s last blog post..What’s cookin’, Stacerella? (part two)

Congrats on two years. You have a great team within your company who I’m sure support each other.

I am about this far (holding my index finger and thumb about 2 inches apart) from going full time, but when I do, I’ll look to people like you.

The one thing I’ve learned up to this point is the value in “risking it all to be myself”. I’ve learned that hiding behind a URL or fancy logo is, for me, playing it “safe”. And “safe” equals death.

I continue to get people telling me, “I love doing business with you because of who you are!” And being affirmed in this way is very, very sustainable.

John

John Haydon’s last blog post..How @problogger, @guykawasaki, @timoreilly and others use Twitter – Summed up by @paddydonnelly

We’re running in a parallel universe. I too took my businesses full-time two-years ago (June 7 is my 2-year anniversary) and I “thought I was all alone or could do it myself”. I quickly learned the value of professional organizations, input from other entrepreneurs and the power of asking for help.

One thing I’d like to add is the importance of sharing what you’ve learned and helping other newbies live out their dreams. What you put out there truly does come back to you.

As one of your Twitter followers, I KNOW you subscribe to the giving back philosophy. I learn from you frequently.

Congratulations on moving into your third year of a successful, growing enterprise. I look forward to “our” anniversary party again next year, and for many more to come!

@dawnbugni on Twitter

The other lesson I am learning is to set my own goals – everyone and their mother will have an opinion on what you should do, how fast, in what way, etc… but at the end of the day it needs to make sense for yourself and your life. There is more than one way to be an entrepreneur.