How can you create YOUR work life balance? Work life balance are three big words – How can you combine them in a good way that can work for you. As a solo entrepreneur work life balance is not always a given. However, I think as a solo entrepreneur it’s super important to plan for it. We know whatever is on the calendar gets done.
Why not add some meetings labeled with ‘Meeting with the CEO’ (aka me) ‘Quiet time’ or ‘T2T” (time to think) into your calendar for the week. If you offer a Calendly invite, if your calendar is not blocked off correctly then your time can be booked, you have no choice!
Work: can be fulfilling but also can be challenging! Work will always be there. Nobody will steal your work – when I said that to my clients there was a pause with a big smile on their faces. NOBODY will steal your work!
Life: life will happen whether you like it or not. However, if you plan well, you are also able to enjoy YOUR life. You can make it as comfortable as possible or as stressful as possible. And if we plan out, you for sure can attend some family events during the day/week/month/year. These are the moments that you will remember, not the meetings with clients.
Balance: again, this can be planned. You do not want to be around me when I cannot run. Balancing my energy by running by myself without music is my way of rejuvenating and recharging my batteries. I love to be in tune with nature.
From one of my podcast’s guests, I learned it’s about “Work Life Success.” Again, you can create it. Happy to help to plan out YOUR work life success. Why is it so hard to plan for us but then when you have some help from a coach or even an app, you get things done.
It’s the accountability piece that is missing most of the time when you think you can do it all alone! #accountability
Networking is also a key part of your work life success as a solo entrepreneur. Who is in your network? How narrow is your network? If I attend a meeting with coaching that is being offered by the ICF (International Coaching Federation) I will only meet coaches not clients. It’s about diversifying your network. #thepowerofnetworking
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