Because my time and location freedom are so important to me, I’m unwilling to work 40 hours a week in an office for any amount of money.
I like to choose exactly who I spend my time with, as opposed to having these decisions all made for me.
But going from employee to entrepreneur was one of the most painful ordeals I’ve ever experienced.
Until you have employees that work for you– you don’t truly understand what it means to manage a team and train them.
And the ideas they have about what you as a manager and leader do are silly, until they find out how much they don’t know the effort and cost.
It took me a decade to get to time and location freedom– to be wherever I want, whenever I want– not a few months.
I applaud all of you who have your own business and are working hard to make it happen, despite all the challenges and pain that others don’t see or understand.
Dennis Yu
Dennis Yu is co-author of the #1 best selling book on Amazon in social media, The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads. He has spent a billion dollars on Facebook ads across his agencies and agencies he advises. Mr. Yu is the "million jobs" guy-- on a mission to create one million jobs via hands-on social media training, partnering with universities and professional organizations.
You can find him quoted in major publications and on television such as CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NPR, and LA Times. Clients have included Nike, Red Bull, the Golden State Warriors, Ashley Furniture, Quiznos-- down to local service businesses like real estate agents and dentists. He's spoken at over 750 conferences in 20 countries, having flown over 6 million miles in the last 30 years to train up young adults and business owners. He speaks for free as long as the organization believes in the job-creation mission and covers business class travel.
You can find him hiking tall mountains, eating chicken wings, and taking Kaqun oxygen baths-- likely in a city near you.
