In recent times there has always been a lot of talk from people about having a balanced life.  You know the life where you leave work at 6 and focus on your family.  I think that family time is very important, working too much is one of the main reasons that families fall apart. There are books and even software packages that help you lead a more balanced life.  All of this is very good for the people who need this.

For me I have always been an Entrepreneur, and I have never lead what you would call a very balanced life.  I take calls, and meetings at all times of the day, I am almost always on call for my customers.  Sometimes I even felt a bit guilty for this.  But yesterday I was listening to the radio and they had a commercial and during this commercial they talked about having an intregrated life, a life where you multitask and do everything together, and how that life is actually superior to a balanced life.  I was thinking and this is exactly what I have.  My wife has her desk right next to mine, my son plays with me all during the day, and often I bring my wife and son with me as I do tasks during the day.  This is the sort of pleasure that an entrepreneur lifestyle allows me to live.  I am able to pick and choose most of the times that I meet with customers, I decided which meetings to go to, and how to arrange my day.  I could not even imagine how restrictive a normal 9 to 5 day job would be.  I have never had such a job my entire life.

One of the keys to this lifestyle is my high adoption of technology, I use computers to do most of my tasks, I outsource things I can’t do.  I manage others from afar.  I am able to do my banking online and wherever I go I have my phone with me so that I am always in contact.  I really like this lifestyle, it also gives the added benefit that I can show my son how to be successful, when he goes to school later he will be well ahead of all the others.