Barry's recent question regarding the industry magazines I read, as well as my response, got me thinking about my approach to business and pleasure...
Typically, I do not mix the two.
Although I consider my business of selling fine diamonds and jewelry on the internet, quite a pleasure, in that I derive joy from the happiness of my customers, it is nevertheless still a business.
Pleasure to me, is spending quality time with my family and the overall pursuit of my singular and familial goals, objectives, and aspirations. Making an honest living is simply a "means to and end", or a way of achieving these goals.
It is for this reason, that I try really hard not to take my work home with me at the end of a work day.
We work extremely hard at our family owned (and operated) diamond and jewelry company.
It is not unusual and quite typical for us to put in 11 hour work days, not including internet communication and correspondence at night which my Dad (View image) has been known to answer at all hours of the night.
For this reason, I have tried to make a boundary between my work life and personal life.
For example; I try not to bring home any industry magazines to read at home. We have family subscriptions at home and that is what we read.
Now here is the kicker...many of you who know me and my work ethic will be surprised to hear that I do not own a computer in my house (currently).
Yup! You got that right!
I do not have a computer at home...cuz' if I did, I would be on the Internet all evening from home answering the boat load of e-mails we get to Excel Diamonds, processing orders that came in during the day and BLOGGING!
Therefore, when I leave the office....I leave the office.
No virtual working from home (for the moment.....not sure how long it's gonna last..but we have already surprised ourselves..!).
As an aside, we do not have a television, cable, DVD, or Nintendo..etc. in our home.
No, we are not backwards people living in the stone age...simply a family that wishes to keep the ills, perversions, and every conceivable cancer within our society and culture from permeating our home.
