Friend,
I've had several conversations with business owners in the last few weeks and there's a dangerous common theme that keeps coming up.
Both those who have 'made it' and run successful businesses as well as those just getting started are gambling with their most precious resource – their time.
They choose to spend their time locked in their business. They tell me how they are doing it for their kids, for their family, to have more money.
Yet, they're not playing smart, they're playing with someone else's rules, not their own which they can create.
If you're spending a lot more time away from your loved ones because you think that's the only way to provide for them – think again.
When the unexpected happens what will you tell yourself? Will you still believe your current story? Will it still have made sense to neglect the time you could have had with your family? Will the extra dollars in your bank account justify your choices? Or will you regret those dollars for the time they took away from you spending it with your loved ones?
I'm not suggesting that you don't work hard. Hard work and a great commitment of time are requirements at certain stages of business.
But I do believe finding the right balance NOW is far better than waiting for SOMEDAY and the PERFECT FUTURE to occur.
Start doing now what you ultimately want to do later.
Have you ever heard someone approaching their final days say "I wish I had made more money in my bank account?" Isn't it more common to hear "I wish I spent more time with my family?", "I wish I loved and treasured my spouse or kids more?", or "I wish I could have done these things with my family or friends."
Why wish? Why put things off?
Building a successful business isn't about having a "successful business." It's about creating a lifestyle that gives you the freedom (and time) to do what you want (by yourself or with loved ones) while making a positive and valuable impact on your clients, customers and community.
Here's what it comes down to and what I believe: If you're true to yourself and recognize that you're playing with someone else's rules…that you're delaying what you want by creating reasons (i.e. excuses) that give you permission realize that YOU ARE MAKING A CHOICE.
It's your choice. Your life. You get to choose how you spend it. What you do with it. What impact you want to make. What value you want to create. Who you'll serve. Who you'll love.
There are many things we can't control in life. But these we can. It's your choice. You make the rules.
You can play with someone else's cards, or you can play with your own.
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With love,
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