But how does your business make you FEEL?! When it comes to creating and sustaining our dream lifestyle, this is the #1 question to ask yourself.
So many times I see mamas start businesses to support the lifestyle they want, but months or even years down the road, they find that their business is running them rather than them running their business. In fact, it happens more often than not…and it happens to the best of us.
So what gets in the way of our dream life? How can we make sure we stay on track? Let’s dive a lot deeper.
How Our Businesses Get in the Way of Our Dream Lifestyle
It’s easy to fall in the trap. There is a lot working against us when we start a business (especially one that we start to support how we imagine our lives to play out). Not only is there “hustle culture” to worry about, but you only need to browse social media for a hot minute to see “the next marketing trend” being talked about.
Here’s what happens to entrepreneurs in the online space. We are stuck in the cycle of…
- creating an endless abyss of content
- trying to attract the right clients through social media
- posting in Facebook group job boards and cross their fingers that they land the client (even though there are 91 other comments)
- writing the blogs, the emails, the captions, the sales pages…etc.
- buying workshops, courses, and templates to learn all about how to ____ (fill in the blank)
And the worst part is, depending on your situation, you may not be in the place to hire out…so you’re doing all of this yourself…which means…you are burnt out and TIRED.
How Your Business Makes You Feel MATTERS
This isn’t how we imagined it, right? This isn’t how we wanted to FEEL.
If you’re anything like me, you want to feel loved and love big, you want to be a part of something bigger than yourself, you want to soak up the years that you have littles and tweens and teens, you want to spend more time with your family than you do apart, you want to feel energetic and healthy and thriving. Am I right?!
This is my life mission. I want mamas to know that they can build a business that supports their life vision AND doesn’t require all of the HUSTLE – and how big you build is up to you! You CAN build a referral network that will bring you leads, bring you friendships, AND help you create the thriving, profitable, sustainable business you always dreamed of.
Don’t Lose Sight of WHY You Started Your Business
The number one way to avoid this derailed business plan is to remember why you started your business in the first place. What lifestyle were you imagining when you made the decision to go for it? This dream lifestyle is your “why.” It’s what’s going to keep you motivated.
So in order to make sure you are staying on track, you need to check into your life vision on a monthly basis, at a minimum. Just five minutes to refresh your mindset and help make aligned decision-making even easier. Keep your life vision at the forefront of your goals. It’s what’s going to ensure that not only is your business not getting in your way…but that it’s bringing you JOY (and profits)!
