It is a dream of entrepreneurs to create their own world of work and forge their own paths. And the truly amazing part of it was that although it was quite unorthodox, my entrepreneurial dream came true. The business was a success for almost 3 decades. This success enabled me to shape my life around what mattered to me.

The three decades I spent in the cloth diaper industry taught me a whole lot about how hard running a small business is, but nonetheless,...