My ideal working schedule
is from dusk to dawn.
I’ve always been that way.
As a baby,
my Mom said
I was always up
all night.
Unfortunately,
the world’s schedules
are set
by morning people.
I had to train myself
to be awake during the day
to go to school
and, eventually,
to work as an employee.
It was an effort,
an additional burden
I had to carry
that morning people
didn’t have to endure.
But I did it
because that is
how the world currently works.
Now that I am
building my own business,
however,
I do my best work
at night.
Why am I telling you this?
Because some of your partners
would likely prefer
night meetings.
Some of your employees
might see
working the night shift
as a benefit,
rather than a chore.
Some of your prospects
would appreciate
seeing your marketing at 2 am
rather than 2 pm.
And some of your residents
will view a curfew
as a greater punishment
than you believe it is.
Night owls exist.
We’re often born,
not created.
Consider accommodating us.