This morning was the first time I have really relaxed on this trip and this was definitely no holiday trip. The 4 hours of swimming did me good as you use muscles you do not normally use and it is like having a quiet time to gather your thoughts. This was the reason I used to run every evening as you can actually achieve so much running through ideas or problem solving. I have one more full day left as I fly early Monday morning and looking forward to heading home.
I knew this year would be full on travelling back and forth seeing my mom tapping things onto the back end of each trip. With this trip finally winding down I know have to think of the next one which I already know will include Dubai as that is imperative to have a crypto off ramp in a crypto friendly (tax friendly) environment.
Being in Portugal for the last few days made me realize how trapped we are in our every day lives. I would hate to be working for someone doing a 9-5 as that is just not me and why I work for myself these days. This is not always easy as the pressure is far greater especially when you have the added responsibility of having employees.
This trip has been good as it has at least given me some clarity on how and what to do next with regard to the new business that will be opening up within the next few months. Being away from the normal routines has given me more time to focus and the Portugal move is reliant on this new business doing well as that is the identical business that is going to be replicated in Portugal.
These days I am far more confident with my decision making and spotting market trends even though sometimes there is hesitation. I like to complete projects before I move on to the next, but I have realised that the warehouse project will just be on ongoing and it is possible to do other things as well.
I have a close friend who used to have great business ideas and he never finished any of them until his last one which he has stuck with and he is finally doing well. On numerous occasions I had told him he was losing focus and he had to see this and understand this for himself in order to change.
This latest business is not entirely on my own and I need to have a big stick for my partners as the people around you are the weakness in any new project. I believe they are the type that needs to be told what to do and want to be managed which is far better than having partners who seem to do very little. I have had those types in the past and it never works because they are not hands on and like the idea of being part of a business expecting it to succeed whilst doing nothing. These guys are all specialists in their fields of expertise and I am the odd one out who bought them all together so this is more to do with people management. This is a new type of challenge which is also exciting.