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Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Murthy Rao — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:18:39 -0000

when i achieve my dollar target per day I'll sleep without any worries.... Otherwise I'll awake at least thrice in a night.... now I'm earning 50$ per day.... unfortunately my target is 150$ per day.... ha ha ha....

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Martin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:56:32 -0000

I can't work during the day so basically I only live during the night... this keeps me up..

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Rick — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:44:49 -0000

What keeps me up at night? For the last ten months - nothing. Prior to that about anything would keep me awake. Just thinking and worrying some. Then I decided to slow down, let some projects sit, not argue, and just be more laid back. Result? I fall asleep within fifteen minutes and if something wakes me I go right back to sleep, I don't set an alarm anymore yet I still wake up when I need to.

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

MorganLighter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:00:29 -0000

Ben, you want to know what keeps me awake at night?
Kids -no. Barking dogs - no. Indigestion - no. Prostate problems - no. My wife snoring - no.
It's wondering how I could ever become as smart as you!

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Kristin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:25:38 -0000

Okay, so this is my first time visiting your blog, so hello! I randomly came across it and I really enjoy your writing. The pictures of your family are so cute.

I've been working on starting my own business, and wow, I am always up all night too. haha

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

DJ Carroll — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:51:33 -0000

I love the point about the rash decisions vs quick decisions.

I am in my second year of running yard smart lawn care & landscaping and let me tell ya its tough trying to be mr nice and mr right all the time along with mr get it done

Great PosT!

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Bonnie — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:54:42 -0000

Keeping my employees busy - keeping enough work coming in!

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

AJ James — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:36:07 -0000

1 thing that keeps me up at night is whatever my wife says before I go to sleep.

She has a happy knack for dropping big news right before she falls sound asleep, leaving me wide awake and panicking.

"goodnight honey, by the way I'm pregnant" - Snooze zzzzz

"I think we should move to New Zealand" - Snooze zzzz

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Chantal — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:35:55 -0000

You are so spot on with hiring good staff. After having five start up companies (some huge successes others miserable failures), I can honestly tell you that there is no better day than the day you realize you can go to lunch or take a day off and everything is running smoothly and money is flowing in the door.

Your staff are what differentiates you from being a manager or a supervisor (baby sitter).

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Bonnie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:52:08 -0000

Hi Ben,

Totally understand. Been there, done that! It will get better, then it will get worse. Mine are grown and married. I miss staying up all night with them.

Enjoy while you have them.

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Rumah Dijual — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:26:06 -0000

I think my insomnia keeps me awake at night. That's terrible.

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

buzzoodle — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:36:07 -0000

Don't worry Ben, it gets better between 7 and 9 - then they get hard to deal with again. :)

Commenting on your Quick vs Rash comment - I just started a new endevor - http://virtualbuzzassistant... - and I am coaching people though starting their own Virtual Buzz Assistant business. One person got completely hung up for over a week on whether they should open a PO Box first or file the papers for their LLC first.

My advice to him was to accept that you will make mistakes, but most mistakes are better than wasting too much time trying not to make any mistakes. Fail forward.

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:01:43 -0000

Thank you for all the comments. Seems I've struck a nerve with this post - and I'm far from the only one getting very little sleep at night!

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Tim — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:27:16 -0000

As a father of five, I feel your pain.

Good list, and I'd like to comment on number four. Regular exercise in some form not only keeps you healthy, but also gives you energy, which you can then apply back to your business.

My recommendation: bicycle riding or swimming, both great aerobic activities

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Alicia Wills — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:11:03 -0000

My husband snoring keeps me up!

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Chad Gary - Youth Organization — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:05:26 -0000

My laptop keeps me awake at night. Very difficult to put it down sometimes.

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Jimy Wong — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:22:53 -0000

Hi Ben,
First thing first, you got cute kids. Just do what you like is the best way of life.
Peter, you need time. Be the best and slowly. Look around you, don't ignore everything.
All the best!!

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Peter — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:02:15 -0000

Cute pictures of the kids.
What keeps me awake at night is thinking about how to better my situation all the time.
Somtimes I can be awake for hours thinking about how to solve business / work problems in the most efficient mannor possible.. i guess this is what happens when ur a geek :)

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

egi — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:03:52 -0000

internet always keep me awake at night :)

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Ragnar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:49:47 -0000

Aww, cute kids. :)

I can understand it's painful starting up new businesses, but in some cases it results in great wealth — so it's pretty exciting too.

The fear of nightmares is what is keeping me away from sleep.

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Nolan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:19:55 -0000

When my kids were babies and one of them woke up at night I would rock him or her in a rocking chair and sing in low voice. It worked like a charm. My guess is it is similar to the motion and sound combo that makes kids fall asleep when you drive around in a car. But they love to have you hug them and to hear your voice even better. So try a rocking chair, and practice that singing so you don't drive your wife crazy, ha ha. :)

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Andrew Flusche — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:17:49 -0000

Those are some cute kids!

I feel your startup pains. I'm getting my solo law firm off the ground, so many similar things are keeping me awake at night as well.

But it's loads of fun!! :)

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Shamelle — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:13:21 -0000

Oh, your kids are adorable :-)

For me, what mostly keeps me up at night are decisions! Big ones....

Also, sometimes, if I watch a movie, TV Series or read book half way and go to sleep, I'll keep thinking about what might happen. That is of course if its really good!

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Cheryl P — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:16:00 -0000

Kids are still #1 for me....and my kids are grown. It seems that it doesn't matter how old they get, their problems still cause you worries.

The 2nd for me is always business...and marketing is the #1 question. What should I do today, did the things did yesterday get results, etc.

Re: 5 Things That Keep Me Awake At Night

Julius — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:35:47 -0000

What keeps me up at night? blogwalking all night long...It keeps me up at night..:)