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Why do entrepreneurs live nearly six years longer than the rest of the population?
Yesterday I shared the number one reason why: control. Despite the stress of “going it alone” and the perceived risk entrepreneurs take (the reality is that entrepreneurship is the least risky career path), entrepreneurs are in control. Or at least they feel in control, and that is what matters most according to the research.
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But what are some other reasons why entrepreneurs live 7.47% longer than everyone else? Here are five.
This moment made possible by entrepreneurial freedom.
When I worked for any of my previous companies (including my dad), I always had a schedule. That schedule didn’t change because someone (even someone as cute as our daughter) asked me to do something.
Did you know that entrepreneurs live 7.47% longer than the rest of the population?
That’s nearly six full years longer! Those six years represents a healthier life, which likely represents more joy, which likely leads to better relationships, tighter family units, and so on. Those six years are very important.
But why? Why do entrepreneurs live longer?
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I believe that the reason entrepreneurs live longer comes down to one word:
When many people think of the prototypical entrepreneur, they get a vision of a man or woman working 16 hours a day, pulling his or her hair out from the stress of bills, payrolls, decisions, and the fact that everything rests on him or her.
The lives of every employee and their children are in the entrepreneurs’ hands.