Why working evenings and weekends won’t get you to $1M - and what will
Are you working evenings and weekends and have a goal of hitting $1M in revenue?
I remember having a convo with an entrepreneur years ago who bragged that they hadn’t had a day off in 18 months because they were grinding to get to 7-figures in their biz.
At the time, I remember thinking, ewww… that’s gross and also sounds horrible. Honestly, it seemed like a trade-off that no one in their right mind would make.
BUT, I wasn’t an entrepreneur at the time so I didn’t get it… I shouldn’t have been so quick to judge.
I didn’t realize that you can get lost in ‘doing what you love’ so that it’s enjoyable to work 12-hour days.
I didn’t realize that my dad might have been right when he said ‘if you do something you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.’
But…. I’m rejecting all of that brand of entrepreneurism.
I’m rejecting the idea that you need to work 60–70 hours a week in order to make serious money.
I think you (and I) are smarter than that.
If success in your business means missing family get-togethers, no more evening walks with your partner, or not having had an unplugged vacation in years because you’re working evenings and weekends, I need you to listen up… because this is not the way, friend.
I know you have a goal of hitting $1M in your business.
I know you think grinding harder, working all hours of the day (and night), and taking no time for yourself will get you there… but I have news for you.
You are not going to hit your $1M per year goal if you keep working this way.
Here’s why:
You will burn out. Your body will whisper first, then yell. Whether it’s a mental health event or a physical breakdown, it will come if you don’t stop normalizing 60–70 hour work weeks.
You’re still making gut decisions. What worked when you were making $75k/year won’t work when you’re at $350k+. You need data. Budgets. Scorecards. Because scaling magnifies every tiny crack in your business.
You’re re-doing your team’s work. If a junior employee spends six hours on a project and you spend five hours reworking it, you’re working for free — and paying yourself less than your team.
If you’re doing any of this — working evenings and weekends, making gut-based decisions, re-doing your team’s work — I see you. And I know you don’t know any other way right now.
But here’s the thing: you will not hit your $1M revenue goal if you keep working this way.
You’ll burn out. Your close relationships will suffer. And worst of all, you might be taking home less money each month than your own team members.
(Been there. Never again.)
Soon, I’ll start talking a bit more about my program, The Formula, which I created to help solve these exact issues for you — so you can actually hit your $1M/year revenue goals without living at your laptop every evening and weekend.
Stay tuned.
You deserve success and a life.