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It’s approaching one o’clock in the afternoon and I’m just about to go in and see a client to start working on her business. I got in at quarter to four this morning after watching Leeds United play away at Swansea City last night in probably one of their furthest league away games, 265 miles away from my front door. Thankfully we drew the game, got a point and we went top of the league! I’ve managed to build a business that allows me the time and the flexibility to follow one of my personal passions, which is going to watch my football team play, even on a Tuesday afternoon.
I’ve got a real challenge you today. Are you building the right business for you? Are you building the right business that allows you to do what you’re passionate about in your personal life? That might be seeing friends, it might be seeing family, it might be hobbies like mine. Are you building a business that allows you to have the flexibility and the time to do what it is that you love doing and what you’re passionate about? Or are you feeling trapped and stuck in your business?
You know the feeling, I can’t do the school run today, I can’t go to see the nativity play with my children, I can’t go to the concert or match I was looking forward to. I was in that position, six years ago when I couldn’t go and watch my son at football training. I was so busy and it broke my heart. It really did get to me.
So I’ve managed to switch that round. I’ve managed to build a business that allows me the time to do all of those things I’d been missing out on. I’ve managed to build a business that allows me the time and the flexibility to do more of what I love.
Running a business is tough and without the right plan, the right support and the right focus, it’s easy to become trapped. When you get to this stage, you often feel overwhelmed, stuck or uncertain as a business owner.
Take care for now.
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