Kit Barber realized on a surfing holiday that his mind never left work, despite being physically away. He was working for his business instead of it working for him. He shifted from operator to owner, and now asks other entrepreneurs: does your business serve you, or drain you?
I couldn't switch off. I remember the exact moment I realized I was working for my business, not the other way around. I was on a surfing holiday with my mates. I was meant to be switched off, but the phone kept on going. My head never left the business, even though my body had. The revenue was fine, but I wasn't. That gap between what success was supposed to feel like and what it actually felt like was the signal to me for a change. It wasn't a number on a spreadsheet, and that moment didn't change my tactics. It just changed the role that I decided to play going forwards. Business owner and leader instead of another operator inside my own business. If any of this sounds familiar, it's worth asking yourself the same question. Not is the business doing well, but am I doing well? Am I getting what I need from the business that I've built, or is it taking more than it gives?
