Are you too swamped by day-to-day work to ever work on your bigger goals?
Do you ever worry that you’re missing out on the really important things?
Are you tired of feeling stressed and guilty about work and home, and never having time for the things you really want to do?
Many entrepreneurs and business leaders feel increasingly overwhelmed and underwater. Their big ideas and goals are devoured by the day-to-day obligations of their business. They feel stressed and guilty about home when they’re at work, but when they are home, they can’t stop thinking about work.
Worse, they can’t find the time to figure out how to do anything about it. They find themselves plugging along, feeling like if they can just get control of this project or that one, they’ll be able to finally have the time they need. But it never happens. From the outside, their lives look pretty great and they feel like they have no right to complain — they have everything they should want in life, and yet…. They aren’t enjoying the life they’re working SO hard to create.
Imagine that your are investing your time in your highest and best use. You feel fulfilled and excited about your relationships. You have time and energy to pursue that list of “someday” items you just can’t seem to get to. You’ve reorganized your life according to your values, goals and wants. No one else’s.
Yeah… but….
I’m doing the best I can. With all the hats you’re wearing, you have enough trouble getting in a workout here and there. When are you possibly going to find the time and energy to work on something this big and complicated?
Where would I even begin? How can I find time to “Take Back My Time” when I already work my ass off all day and feel like I have nothing to show for it in the end?”
Everyone thinks I have the perfect life. You can’t let anyone know that you’re unhappy. You wouldn’t want to drag your dirty laundry out into the light. Some things feel like they are better left unaddressed.
I can’t change direction now! You worked hard to get this far. Everyone would think you were crazy if you changed tracks now, after all the work and effort to get here. Moreover, it seems like so much work to make changes. It’s easier to just stay the course.
How do I change this?
First, you need to take a step back and honestly assess the situation. What are the core problems? What’s working? What’s not? What’s your part in creating this dynamic? Once you have that clarity, you can begin to strategize, make decisions and implement techniques that will move you toward the life and the company you truly want for yourself.
The Business of Life works with entrepreneurs and successful executives who feel like they’re missing the boat on the lives and businesses they want to create. I provide Strategic Life Consulting to help you reorganize, reinvigorate and reinvent the life you are living.
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Jodi Turner Hume, CPCC
Time Strategist, Executive Coach and Facilitator
The Business of Life
