For the past 2 weeks, I have been stretched and challenged in my foundation, my values and my affiliations. I have talked about the importance of building a solid foundation on the best priorities to keep straight in life and in business. If a person ever wanted the blessing of a thriving business and a peaceful family life, he or she has the best lab to practice that right out there in the real world of building a business and balancing time with family.
I am one of those people. I am standing by my conviction and values to keep my family above my business. But as things got busier and busier with my growing business, guess what happened? It became more and more challenging to keep my value alive. What has always been deep within my heart to treasure and cherish my family began to sit on the back burner. I was torn.
Then I had a choice: do I continue on that road, or do I let go? The answer was clear in my head, but in my heart it was not easy to let go. But I tell you what – the pain of not letting go was far greater than the pain of hanging on. I think that may a key to anything worth holding on to or not.
In business we do a lot of goal-setting. But it is not only for what we want. It is also for what we do NOT want. I do NOT want to build my business at the expense of spending quality time with my husband or my children. I had to make major multiple decisions within a short period of time. I had a network of outstanding business people that I regularly met, learned and strategized with. I had a couple of strategic business partnerships awaiting finalization, that would lead me to many corporate accounts. I had a new product line being introduced. Things were growing and looking good in my business.
But inside I was not happy. It was too soon for me to be doing all this. Do you know why? Because my children are still young. I love them and although I already stay at home with them, I want to be more present emotionally as well as physically. I couldn’t be more present emotionally when I had put too much more on my plate than I could handle within the number of hours I had allotted for building my business. My business direction needed re-evaluation. So I am in the process of re-defining the direction of my business. I am letting go so that I can allow God to bring me clarity in my vision. I am stepping back in order to build a stronger business identity in my foundation. It can only lead to bigger and better growth – not to mention sweeter fruit.
And after months of an inner storm I’ve been sailing, the peace I have is incredibly calming.
Tags: balancing work and family, building relationships, letting go
