I recently heard a statement that is perhaps only partially true, but seems accurate in a lot of areas.
- When you’re poor, you mow your own grass (to save money).
- When you’re doing better, you pay someone to do it.
- When you’re wealthy, you do it yourself again (because your time is more freed up).
It’s kind of like the story of the businessman and the fisherman. If you’ve not heard it before, check it out here. The beginning and the end are about a man who spends his days fishing, with chaos in-between.
Stacking Knowledge
I saw this play out in a more recent way with my Stacking Knowlege podcast. In recent months, I reached out to three authors to have them join me on the show.
Matthew Dicks and Blair Enns are both very well-known authors, and I was thrilled to get them on the show. In both cases, they scheduled a little further out, but then showed up on time and we had great conversations. They are successful enough that they can control their schedule and make it work.
I also reached out a new local author to have her on, but after she postponed four separate times I decided not to pursue any further. She’s trapped in the middle where her success level is rising but she’s not in control of what’s going on. I hope she’s able to reach the level with more freedom eventually.
I know there are plenty of wealthy people that still pay to have their lawns taken care of, but there are a surprising number that do it themselves. If you enjoy that kind of work, and you have the flexibility with your time to do what you want, it can be a great situation.
