Capacity to Change: A Personal Story with George Rivera

Alison's guest, entrepreneur George Rivera, discusses how years of building businesses left him overworked and disconnected from his family, and how a comment from his dying father made him realize he was repeating the same pattern with his own son.

He says the change did not happen immediately. Although he recognized the problem, it took about three years before he fully restructured his life. He was working long hours and became the main bottleneck in the business and describes realizing that he needed to stop doing tasks he did not like and focus on what he did best.

Rivera says redesigning his business changed both his schedule and his family life. He reduced his workweek from about 90 hours to no more than 30, and says his income more than doubled. He also says he was able to keep his commitment to not missing his son’s games.

George also describes creating spaces for men to talk about stress and family issues, and shares advice for founders to cut unnecessary work, automate repetitive tasks, and delegate outcomes. He says money can be made again, but time with children cannot be recovered.

HIGHLIGHTS:

2:38 Legacy Sparks a Change

6:06 Redesigning for Freedom

11:05 The Come-to-Jesus Moment

18:47 Simple Steps to Freedom

21:08 Time Is Irreplaceable

connect with George

website: https://founderdadtables.com

Before They Stop Asking (book): https://beforetheystopasking.com

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