Starting a business is both exciting and “nerve-wracking.” I never regret my decision to do it and I have often thought that had I not, my life could have turned out very differently – in a word, not as brilliantly.
But what nobody really ever mentions to you is the amount of time that business consumes in your life, and I am not just talking about the bit where you’re sitting at your desk or wherever you are working.
My business is pretty much present most of the time, and whilst it doesn’t really bother me, the whole unwinding, switching off, not thinking about it, just doesn’t seem to ever happen! I am finding that it’s a struggle to not have a part of my brain engaged at every moment, not thinking about the business in some way…
At night I am laying there thinking of a project or a blog post I want to write, jumping up and grabbing a pen or my iPad to get them out before I lose them (I have lost so many good ideas in bed). In the car when I go out, I’m chatting to my husband about the business, something going on in it, or simply driving around thinking about things I want to work on.
When I go out with my kids, I’ll often take the iPad, or a notepad so I can write down ideas that pop into my head randomly about the business. Ideas will suddenly form on things I can do to improve, create, perfect, streamline, master, add-on — you name it, it’s generally on my mind.
My entire brain is like a think-tank for my business, and most of the time even laying there listening to music, I am, in some way or another thinking about my business, my clients’ business, my projects and if not, I am thinking about my family and how my business impacts them, and our lives together.
HERE'S MY PIECE OF WISDOM...
If you're considering starting a business, and it’s something you’re passionate about, and want to develop and grow, and not treat it as just a way to earn an income – then be prepared to pretty much go at it 24 hours a day.
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