Don Draper
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Interestingly, after reading your last post, I would say really pause and think about it.
Aside from the obviously sentimental reasons for buying the place, what would motivate you to go from what sounds like a pretty comfortable lifestyle to working all but 24 hours per day? Just curious if you've worked and volunteered at all at the type of place you'll be running to really get a feel for what it will be like. All the reading in the world will NOT prepare you for how physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, psychologically and spiritually challenging this kind of endeavor is.
You will either be the head chef and bottle washer which will involve working 15-18 hours/day, or you will hire staff to help with some of the work but you will still be working TONS, it sounds like much much more than you are now. If your husband is going to continue working outside the business the two of you will have little to no quality time together, at least for the first few years 'til things are up and running.
Just want to be sure it's something you've thought of, I can't emphasize the difficulty in the first year enough, and we bought an established business. Building it up will entail a whole different level of commitment in terms of time.
Aside from the obviously sentimental reasons for buying the place, what would motivate you to go from what sounds like a pretty comfortable lifestyle to working all but 24 hours per day? Just curious if you've worked and volunteered at all at the type of place you'll be running to really get a feel for what it will be like. All the reading in the world will NOT prepare you for how physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, psychologically and spiritually challenging this kind of endeavor is.
You will either be the head chef and bottle washer which will involve working 15-18 hours/day, or you will hire staff to help with some of the work but you will still be working TONS, it sounds like much much more than you are now. If your husband is going to continue working outside the business the two of you will have little to no quality time together, at least for the first few years 'til things are up and running.
Just want to be sure it's something you've thought of, I can't emphasize the difficulty in the first year enough, and we bought an established business. Building it up will entail a whole different level of commitment in terms of time.