“I’m I changing in the right direction? Is this what I really want? To whom do I compare myself to in order to know if I am succeeding or doing things right? …show more content…
Being born in to a family business is quite difficult, because it feels like it’s a part of you, another limb, it’s embedded in to your DNA. You feel this sense of attachment and responsibility that blinds you completely. Would I be actually doing this if I didn’t have a family owned business? Probably not, can I change that right now? No.
Another interesting side of family businesses is that you’re actually not an individual, you are part of a group. Again I feel sometimes that sense of proving myself worthy to belong in my own family and business. Usually, first generations or founders in this type of business try make future generations fit this old mold. It’s funny how my father doesn’t understand that I am not him and times have changed. But how much can you change a family business without destroying its essence? My father made that business successful why change it? If I do or don’t will it survive in today’s hostile economic