It’s not uncommon to hear the phrase “Don’t take it personally” in terms of business decisions. But when you own a business, it’s difficult—if not impossible—to not take business decisions personally. After all, it’s likely that you, your family, and others you care about rely on your business to maintain or their lifestyles or their sense of family legacy.
This can be a heavy burden for owners. And often, it takes the right kind of planning, rather than planning for its own sake, to relieve owners of that burden. Consider the story of how one business owner took business planning personally and how it affected her future.
Starting Fresh
After 5 years, Amber Auerbach decided to set out on her own. Her boss and owner of the medical supply distribution business she worked for, Bobby Glass, had refused her requests for more responsibilities in exchange for ownership opportunities, despite her key role in growing the comp
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It’s not uncommon to hear the phrase “Don’t take it personally” in terms of business decisions. But when you own a business, it’s difficult—if not impossible—to not take business decisions personally. After all, it’s likely that you, your family, and others you care about rely on your business to maintain or their lifestyles or their sense of family legacy.
This can be a heavy burden for owners. And often, it takes the right kind of planning, rather than planning for its own sake, to relieve owners of that burden. Consider the story of how one business owner took business planning personally and how it affected her future.
Starting Fresh
After 5 years, Amber Auerbach decided to set out on her own. Her boss and owner of the medical supply distribution business she worked for, Bobby Glass, had refused her requests for more responsibilities in exchange for ownership opportunities, despite her key role in growing the comp