The Roller Coaster Ride of Business Growth
November 6, 2009 by Kim Turcotte
Filed under Blog, Featured Articles, Mindset
Over the last couple of weeks, things have really begun to take off here at Launch Your Divine Business and I am so grateful for all the wonderful women I am blessed to be working with.
But, as many of you know, a growth spurt can leave you feeling a little dizzy and somewhat out of control. Kinda like that feeling you get when you are speeding down the giant hill of your favorite roller coaster. Things are going so fast and you are absolutely exhilerated, but if you keep riding without a break, you can and probably will get sick.
This post is a gentle reminder to all of you small business owners and entrepreneurs to remember the importance of stillness and self care.
As you are speeding through your days, it is important to remember to pause, jump off the rollercoaster and take some time to rebalance, time to center yourself, refocus and check in to be sure that the actions you are taking are keeping you on track to where you want to be going. It is easy to speed along and get pulled out of alignment with the core mission and principles of who you are and what your business is all about.
And, it is even easier to give more of yourself than is healthy for you or your business. As a small business owner, you are your business. In other words, without your passion, ingenuity and creativity, the business wouldn’t exist. So when you forget to pause and take care of you, when you allow yourself to speed along without taking a break, you risk not only your own health, but the health of your business.
If you are a woman who has trouble taking care of yourself, because you’ve been “trained” by your role models to be all things to all people and to always put yourself last. Perhaps this message will hit home.
If you love what you do and you want your business to grow and thrive into a healthy, abundant business, then YOU absolutely need to be healthy and thriving yourself. It is not selfish, it is not silly, it is absolutely necessary not only for your own health and prosperity, but the health and prosperity of your business.
How will you care for yourself today?
