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Fall In Love With Your Business Again |
By:
Michael Clark |
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Why did you start your business? Most business owners start
their businesses because they desire personal freedom. They want
to be their own boss. They have a great idea that they want to
try. They are in love with all of these ideas. When you started
your business, I bet you were full of passion and excitement. It
was like the first days of a new romance. All you could think
about or talk about was your business. What an exciting time.
Today, on Valentine's Day, I'd like to ask you to fall in love
again. In the time since you started your business, you've been
through a lot. You've worked hard. You've had some rewards. Your
love of the business has ebbed and flowed. Ask yourself now, are
you in love with your business still or has it just turned into
a partner, a faithful companion?
If you answered the latter, I have some suggestions for you to
rekindle the flame. Some of these are right out of a marriage
counselor's book.
1. Take some time away. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.
Take a little time off and reconnect with the reasons that you
started your business. Reconnect with the excitement you had at
the start. Relive the dream. Really let yourself feel what you
felt at the start.
2. Ask yourself what you really love about your business. Some
of the work you love, some of it is just plain old work. Focus
on what you enjoy. Appreciate what's working. Develop systems to
make the hard work easier. Delegate the work you don't enjoy.
Get outside help. Do what you love and give the rest away.
3. Make a plan. Make a plan to get yourself out of overwhelm and
back doing the work that you really enjoy. Put it in writing.
Dust off your business plan. Read the first page where you wrote
all the exciting stuff about what a great business you have.
Having a written plan eases stress and gets you back in charge.
You'll feel powerful with a plan.
4. Share your excitement. With your new plan and your renewed
vision get out there and tell people about it. Just like after
your first dates when that's all you'd talk about, share your
enthusiasm. Share the feelings of freedom you enjoy. Being in
love is contagious and you'll be amazed at the difference this
makes in your business and your life.
Wishing you all the best in your business and your life,
Michael Clark
http://biznbeyond.com
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