How To Know If Your Business Is Consuming You

Here are 3 ways to tell if you are pushing too hard and are becoming ineffective and uninspiring to the people around you.

One of my clients asked me how to run effective team meetings. She wanted to inspire her team members to keep on learning and growing but when we were on the phone she was distant and was yawning. I asked her "How do you expect to inspire them if you are worn out and not looking after yourself?" 

She sighed and said 'I know, It's been so busy lately and I haven't been able to shut off at night." When we broke it down I discovered that she also had not been for a walk in over 6 months! 

So here are 3 ways to tell if you are pushing too hard and are becoming ineffective and uninspiring to the people around you..

1) Ill get round to it.... 

You tell yourself "Ill get around to my fitness/health/family when the business is running smoothly. - Aint gunna happen! If you cant find time to do it now then you are taking on too much business and it's unsustainable. You should be working out for 30 minutes 4 times a week. If you are in a crunch with deadlines right now put it in your calendar for next month and stick to it. 

2) Your team members are going home on time without looking back. 

They might even seem bored at work sometimes (and this probably bugs you!)... This is probably because you are not delegating enough to them. This also includes your children and family. USE THE TEAM. The question to ask yourself is "Am I the only one that can do this job?" and if the honest answer is NO then find someone else to do it. 

3) You feel overwhelmed by your to-do list. 

You are not a superhuman. Sorry to break it to you. You are a Flaw-some human who has limits. You are only able to do what you can do. Accepting where your business is at and being OK with your small and seemingly insignificant growth is important.

If you have taken on too much work without managing the expectations of your customers then this is also feedback that you are not operating effectively. Probably because you don't have time to discover this and then its too late!

Time management isn't as simple as it seems and business owners are especially time-poor which is why they need to have great boundaries and realize that they are their greatest resource. If you burn out everyone loses. 

If you want to learn how to get the balance back in your life and be the inspiring version of you again then lets chat to see if my services are of use to you or not. 

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