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Key Takeaways Entrepreneurs often neglect their personal plan long before their exit.
An overwhelming number of business owners regret their exit because they aren’t fulfilled.
Personal planning starts now, not when an exit is imminent.
Our most treasured family activity is traveling in our RV. Each year, I turn off my computer, put my phone on do-not-disturb, and we hit the open road. After days of interstate travel, my favorite part is coasting up or down an off-ramp.
Whether my children are sleeping, playing video games or simply bothering each other, the deceleration changes the mood in the RV. Faces press against windows. Excitement builds.
That excitement builds because we’ve spent months planning the trip, hyping up the destination.
Imagine if we hadn’t.
Imagine if we had just thrown clothes in a duffel bag, not knowing if we’re headed to the desert or the mountains.
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