As a business owner, it’s important that you understand your priorities in building a business.
You need to have systems in place. Reporting to measure your numbers, a mechanism to build your list, an active presence on social media, a quality product or service to offer etc. But there is one other thing that you need that may not show up on your business plan.
This question comes up often and, while it leaves me feeling caught between a rock and hard place, it makes a great topic for my Shop Talk series. Who am I to tell you what to do when your spouse doesn’t support your business goals? I’m not a relationship expert, but what I can tell you is that it probably stems from one of two things – and possibly a third, but that third one is a big outlier.
Let me tell you what my theory is…
Hustle versus self-care can be a sensitive topic because – if you listen to some people – there is a bit of shaming that happens if you’re not working hard enough, or fast enough, or you’re not getting enough done. At least according to their standards.
I’ve been thinking about fear a lot lately.
Fear can immobilize you and stop you from doing the very thing you want to do.
People tell me that I exude confidence and courage, but the truth is, I have had (and still do) my fair share of fear.
Blind-sided.
That’s what happened to me on May 30th, 2015.
It started with a burning sensation in my stomach and escalated to unimaginable pain. I knew I had a bowel obstruction but the question was — how bad was it?
“I say the universe speaks to us, always, first in whispers. And a whisper in your life usually feels like ‘hmm, that’s odd.’ Or, ‘hmm, that doesn’t make any sense.’ Or, ‘hmm, is that right?’ It’s that subtle. And if you don’t pay attention to the whisper, it gets louder and louder and louder.
I say it’s like getting thumped upside the head. If you don’t pay attention to that, it’s like getting a brick upside your head. You don’t pay attention to that—the brick wall falls down. That is the pattern that I see in my life and so many other people’s lives. And so, I ask people, ‘What are the whispers? What’s whispering to you now?” — Oprah Winfrey
Social media is a tool. It is a tool to help you build relationships and connect with others online. It’s open twenty-four hours a day and, if you own a smartphone, you may find you are highly connected which makes you a prime candidate for social media burnout.
You may be finding that you are too connected and without even realizing it, social media may be consuming your life.
You wake up in the morning, grab your phone, scroll through Facebook, check Twitter, back to Facebook, read notifications, click on a post that captures your attention, check Instagram, LinkedIn, back to Facebook and suddenly you realize you’ve just lost an hour of your day.
That voice…
You know the one I mean.
The one inside of you, nudging you to do something.
Maybe it’s telling you to get out of that bad relationship, to quit your job, or to start the business you’ve been dreaming about for years.
The quiet voice says you can do it. The ego says you should be afraid.
Which voice do you listen to?
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