Small-business owners are used to working long hours — it’s often part of the price for the freedom and opportunities of running their own show. Still, having an endless to-do list makes entrepreneurs wonder what they could do if they had an extra two hours in their day — especially in times as challenging as these.
Boehm spends much of his day in contact with bar and restaurant owners by phone and email. He picks their brains, asking about their strategies for dealing with the disruption. While Boehm would like more time to think things through after talking with his peers, Shontay Lundy wishes she just had more time to connect.
If Lundy had an extra two hours, she’d divide the time between contemplation and relaxation. An hour would go toward talking with her staff of seven full-time workers, plus her contractors. “I love talking things through,” she says. “Our best ideas come from talking to each other. We go off on tangents, and that helps my vision come alive.” The other hour would be spent outdoors, which gets her creative juices flowing.
Salvo originally sold Words Liive to school administrators. He found that approaching teachers directly was more effective because they could easily see the benefit of inspiring their students with music.