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- I wake up without an alarm clock.
- I get all the glory and all the blame. It’s simpler this way.
- I can work from home.
- I have pride in my company.
- I can take 2 hours for lunch.
- When my Mom calls, I can talk to her.
- I can do personal errands when the streets and stores are not busy.
- I can go to a movie matinee.
- I can treat employees the way I wanted to be treated when I was an employee.
- I can bring my dog to the office.
- I can make personal phone calls.
- I can pay my personal bills anytime I want to.
- I can eat at my desk any time I want to.
- I can leave the office and not tell anyone where I’m going.
- I don’t have to work with people who aren’t nice.
- I can set the dress code.
- I can start a new business venture and still keep my job.
- I can work in and learn about computers, marketing, sales, cash flow management, and taxes without these being my core competency.
- I get to decide when a client becomes a personal friend.
- I can go to as many or as few training seminars as I choose.
- It’s a great way to self-discovery.
- I can buy a new computer when I need one.
- I am not required to take a vacation.
- I can ban junk food from the break room.
- I can go paperless.
- When I’m blessed with a new client, my income increases.
- I’m not paid by the hour, I’m paid by the result.
- It doesn’t matter when I get into the office in the morning.
- I can design my business card.
- I’m emotionally connected to my work.
- I get to decide the mission, values and vision for the company.
- When I want to spend money, I don’t need anyone else’s permission.
- I get to choose how I do my work.
- I don’t have to drive during rush hour.
- I can take a nap in my office.
- My opinion counts.
- I can save work for at a time in the day when I’m at my physical best.
- I don’t dread Mondays.
- I can create new challenges.
- I have time to eat healthy.
- There are no limits.
- I can work from almost anywhere.
- The customer is not always right.
- I can foster my creative side.
- Stress becomes a teacher, not a captor, because I have more control over what causes the stress.
- I can create jobs.
- I have control over my company’s ethics.
- I control my company’s office culture and decide what’s acceptable behavior.
- I control the thermostat.
- I can try new ideas.