This week was a great week!  You know when you just have a bit of an ah-ha moment?  I've been finishing off the Brand Builders Academy for those who have just started out in business or are looking to start a business, and it's been go, go, go.  I completely love it, but the balance probably hasn't really been there.

 

Do you feel like all you do is work and build your business, or if you're not then you're thinking about it?

 

I think it's totally natural, that if you've found something that you truly love to do and you're passionate about it, that it takes up a lot of your head space.  Ensuring that you balance the journey will mean you get to your destination in one piece, healthy, happy and still in love with what you do.

 

In today's power play video, I talk about Persistence, Play and Patience when building your business. All three are critical to a balance business journey.

 

Persistence

 

Be persistent in your business pursuits and have both short-term and long-term goals. Knowing that building this business will take time to grow and that it's a marathon, not a sprint, will help you keep things in perspective.  Schedule time to work and plan and also plan for down time.  If you have a plan then growing at a steady pace needs to be factored into the timing.

 

Play

 

Brene Brown talks about the need for Play.  it's what brings us joy in our lives.  Play is what you're doing when you lose track of time.  It's when you're laughing and being silly and you don't care about what you look like or who's watching.  It's the freedom to just be you, in the moment and enjoy life with those you love.  Ensuring that you have play as part of your life when things are stress and busy will really help you to balance things out.

 

Patience

 

In our reality TV society, where you're on every social channel and you're always “ON”, for some reason we think that when you're building a business, if we don't shoot to stardom in 6 months then it's just not working, we're just not successful.  The people who I really admire who are successful in their business have been doing it for years.  It's that ongoing consistency and build that's what you are creating have deep roots, strong connections and loyal followers.  Be patient in your pursuit.  It may not come now but it will come.  You just have to keep work at it, have faith and create the right environment to build and grow but you love every day.