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The Book That Changed How I Run My Business

11 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker expresses admiration for entrepreneur‑focused author Mike Michalowicz and his mission to alleviate poverty among entrepreneurs. The speaker recounts reading Michalowicz’s book Profit First and being subscribed to his email list. When Michalowicz announced a substantially expanded edition of Clockwork (about 60% more content), the speaker read it and felt an immediate need for its guidance because they were working excessively in their own business. The speaker highlights the common entrepreneurial myth that starting a business brings freedom, yet many end up working longer hours than a traditional 9‑to‑5 job, underscoring the desire for a system that restores time and freedom.

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So I love Mike Michalowicz too, and the books that he writes. You know, he writes for entrepreneurs and he wants to eradicate poverty, you know, for the entrepreneur. So I've been reading books that he has and I had Profit First and, you know, had focused on that. And so I was on his email list. And so then he asked people to read Clockwork. He was going to revise it. He'd added about 60% more content. And as I was reading it, I'm like, I need this because I'm working like a crazy person in my business. Like most of us do. We start our businesses and we're told, you know, being an entrepreneur is a great, you're gonna have freedom and all these things, right? But we usually end up working more than if we were in a regular 9-to-5 job.