From : Ayo Arowolo

My dear friend,

I always use this story to illustrate my point on why every business owner should make a clear distinction between his business and his life, even though it always invokes an emotion in me because it involves a very close friend.

My friend was running a small business (an event management company) with his wife who complemented him well in many areas. And business appeared to be very good. From Monday to Sunday, their days were full of activities. They usually woke up very early in the morning, hit the road, buried themselves in activities and eventually retired in the night, too tired to plan for the next day, for the next week, for the next month and for the next year. No time for relaxation. No time to play with each other and catch some fun. And unfortunately, too, they were so busy with their business that they did not have much time to attend to spiritual matters as they were also having clients to attend to on Sundays.

Not a Happy Ending…

And this is the sad aspect: the wife died just as they were about to move into a private house they built from the proceeds of the business. Several years after when I was having a chat with my friend shortly after he had just re-married, he made a statement that has remained fresh in my memory.

His words: “Ayo, you know what I have found out in life? There would never be a day when you can say that I now have enough money, let me start to enjoy myself. That day would never come. “The most intelligent thing to do,â€