Over the past few months, I have been making small steps towards changing my lifestyle. First, I started registering the new company and jumping through all the government hoops. Then, I rented an office. Bit by bit I have been spending more time there and working more and more on my company. Little by little, my ever present dreams of the open road have been replaced with thoughts of logo colors and website functionality.
But this week, another small step has actually turned into a huge leap. On Monday, my first employee started at the company. I hired a former student of mine to come every day, 8 hours a day. I even prepared a long list of things for her to do. She was one of my best students, and I thought that she would make a great employee.
So what happens? Since she is in the office 8 hours a day, that means I also have to be there. It's the first time I've had a 9-5 (or, in this case, 10-6) job in years. And the worst thing about it? She's too good! She flew through my long list of tasks in two and a half days, and started doing things that needed to be done without me asking. So that means I am actually going to have to do more work, just to keep her busy.
If it sounds like I am complaining, I'm not really. We have been wildly productive, and progress on our first project is accelerating. It really is quite exciting, for me at least. Hopefully I will be able to keep my staff busy and excited too!
Stuart, I am glad to see things are shaping up. I would hope you weren't complaining about having a good employee... that is rare.
Are you still teaching, too?
No complaints here. So far she has been great. And yes, I am still doing the online teaching. Gotta have an income from somewhere to finance the company. Hopefully we will have some income soon (maybe this summer) so I can stop investing my own money :)