10. On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your satisfaction with your professional life and life as a whole
NOTE: Of the many different professionals providing vision care, who are the happiest? It’s owners of eyewear boutiques (no OD)! 59 percent rated their professional lives 9 or higher out of 10, while 61 percent rated their personal lives 9 or higher.
11. How old are you?
12. How many hours do you typically work a week?
Less than 30
|
| 5% |
| 30-39 |
| 24% |
| 40-45 |
| 43% |
| 46-50 |
| 15% |
| 51-55 |
| 5% |
| 56-60 |
| 4% |
| 61-70 |
| 2% |
| More than 70 |
| 2% |
NOTE: Surprisingly, there was no correlation between working more hours and a higher revenue or owner salary.
13. How many generations has your family been in the optical business?
1 generation (that’s me!)
|
| 83% |
| 2 generations |
| 15% |
| 3 generations |
| 2% |
| 4 generations |
| 0% |
| 5 generations or more |
| 0% |
14. How close are you to realizing your ambitions for your business?
Not even close.
|
| 4% |
| Moving in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go. |
| 35% |
| About halfway there. |
| 21% |
| I’ve done it. Lay out the laurels, I’m ready to rest. |
| 10% |
| There is no finish line. |
| 31% |
15. Do you mostly think of yourself in the …
Vision care business
|
| 81% |
| Retail business |
| 12% |
| Fashion business |
| 7% |
16. On a scale of 1-10, how weird are you?
17. What is your gender?
18. Entrepreneur’s psychology test: On a scale of 1-5, rate yourself for … (1 being you don’t have a lot of it, 5 means you do.)
NOTE: In every single category except one, ECPs who reported having their best year ever in business in either 2018 or 2017, scored themselves higher than their peers. That one exception? IQ.