Beyond the Exit

“You’ve spent years creating a successful company. Now, you’ve decided it’s time to sell the business and reap the rewards. Have you considered what comes next?

Many business owners don’t think much further than a beautiful beach and some umbrella drinks. After all, you’ve worked hard. Post-sale life should be an endless vacation, right?

Sure, there are some people who are perfectly happy embracing complete retirement, where their only goal is to ‘just be.’ But most of us—and I’d say especially the highly driven business owners I work with—require a purpose. We need a reason to get up in the morning and a mission to keep us engaged in the world.

If the business that served as your purpose is being sold, however, what takes over as the organizing principle for your life? Don’t worry if you don’t know yet—it’s a tough question!” Continue reading.

Source: Sherif Sakr
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