I've Never Been More "Successful" But Have Also Never Felt So Stuck

Hey guys!

New around here and doing my intro post. I'll try to keep it short.

Basically, I own and operate a couple of successful music schools in my area and from there have built a successful coaching and marketing business for other folks in my industry.

My pay has been good and I am still sticking with my mission ( I believe teaching creativity is the most utilitarian thing we can be doing for kids). I even now work directly with a one of the biggest players in my industry. My original schools are also prepping for an acquisition.

Good stuff! I for the first time in my life am not worried about money. That has not been fulfilling as I thought it would be.

HI am definitely in a "What's Next?" phase of my life. I am also realizing that the most fun part of being an entrepreneur for me has been the creative side of it. With my business prepping for an acquisition, I can't go and change a bunch of systems. Working with a franchise (the big player I mentioned), change by nature has to be slow. It feels more like a job than an entrepreneurial venture, and I am missing that dearly.

So what do I have? About 14 years of experience of operations and marketing for essentially a local services industry. I've helped folks around the world with that.

What do I want? To figure out how to take these next steps and get myself in a position where I am feeling like I can be creative and MAKE STUFF again, rather than have systems I've made just run their course. This likely means expanding to other industries and getting more general again (hourglass, anyone?)

What do I need? My guts tell me I need to allow myself some space again to think and be creative in business again. That has sort of disappeared as of late. Also need advice on how to accomplish these next steps. Selling some music schools is definitely not retire forever money, so I'll need to still be strategic in my next venture.

Glad to be hear, everyone!

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I've Never Been More "Successful" But Have Also Never Felt So Stuck