Too often, small business owners focus all of their time and energy on getting the business off the ground, then keeping it going and getting it growing. They carry on like this for months and even years, telling themselves and their family that once they hit this or that milestone, then they will take time to relax and enjoy life. But those milestones come and still, they are too focused on the business to do anything else.
Failing to maintain a good work-life balance can drive down your competitive edge. To be successful, you need to be firing on all cylinders. When you have everything in sync, then you will be able to pull ahead of the competition and maintain a steady, sustainable growth for your business. You will be more productive and enhance your total quality of life.
With FocalPoint coaching, you will learn to focus on the four life segments that are easiest to measure.
Business and Career
We all know at least one person who seems to be on track to meet their financial goals, but they are paying a huge toll by working a job that they find unbearable. These people are not truly happy and are doomed to failure. To really succeed, you need to be doing a job that challenges you, yet inspires you. Then, you will find happiness and satisfaction.
What is your ideal career? What direction do you see your business going? Once you have that clear picture in your mind, develop a plan to make it happen.
Financial Independence
Many people think that money is the source of all evil. But in truth, it is the lack of money that makes life less enjoyable. Achieving financial independence is one of the
primary responsibilities you have to yourself and your family. Being at the point where you no longer have to worry about money is a goal that you need to aim for. This financial independence allows you to make more time for the areas in life that matter most.
Health and Fitness
It has only been over the last century that people started living well past 50 years of age. Today, many people are living well into their 70s and 80s. This is thanks in part to modern medicine, but the larger part is due to healthy lifestyles. If you want to live a long life, you need to make healthy diet and exercise a focal point in your daily living.
Family and Personal Life
The largest area of our life that adds to our happiness is our family and personal relationships. It is the quality of these relationships that matters most in achieving a healthy balance in your life, more so than your investment portfolios, or the job title on your business card, or the number of material goods you surround your self with.
It’s easy to make sacrifices to the areas of your life that need to be balanced in an effort to be successful in business. But in doing so, you are throwing your entire life out of balance, which will only do harm to all other areas of your life, taking the enjoyment and purpose out of all that you do in the end. Find a way to bring all of the se areas to balance and you will find it easier to achieve success as a competitor.