Do you know what you need to actually stay in this online business thing for the long haul?
No, it’s not loving your job – it’s quitting hustle mode.
*That’s* the secret key.
‘Cause you can love your work all you want, but if you’re doing it twenty hours a day, well, you’re not going to make it very far.
So here’s what happened to a client of mine when we were working on schedules and client spots together.
(You know, choosing the very best times of day, how many people max she could hold, what’s the spacing between them, all that good stuff.)
It suddenly occurred to her that under her current calendar, she was sometimes working six days a week. It felt really full.
And then she thought, “What if I allowed myself to take Mondays off? What if I just made that my “CEO day” around the business? I’ll do all my tidying up, all my planning, maybe teach a few things and go live – but this is not going to be a client projects day?”
And guess what? This totally worked! Making Mondays a non-client day was what gave her the energy to look forward to starting work every week (which she’d been beginning to dread) and actually *want* to be in her business.
That’s huge. And did you catch that it was something *she* thought up for *herself*? That’s not even my coaching there!
When you get in the right head space, in the right container, with the right person to bounce ideas off of, don’t be surprised when new (great!) notions come to you.
In this case, they helped this client of mine keep the joy in her job.
What will they do for you?
So if you’re struggling with staying in your business for the long haul – if the thought of years and years at your current pace absolutely exhausts you – then I encourage you to follow this client’s example and take a break from your job.
Maybe it’s leaving a half day early, just one time each week.
Maybe it’s doing like she did, scheduling a “no clients” day (so you’re taking a break from the *kinds* of work you’re doing).
Maybe you give yourself 2 weeks off every quarter.
Something!
Whatever it is, you have to give yourself the recharge space you need to relight your fire. Otherwise you’re not going to make it.
You *will* burn out.
And that so doesn’t have to happen for you.
What kind of break would make you love going to work Monday morning?
