Are You Being Supported by Your Significant Other in Business (or wish you had a SO)?
Posted By Guest Blogger on September 16, 2009
Guest Blog Post
by Katrina Sawa
• Do you feel like there’s something more out there for you but you aren’t sure what it is or how to figure out your destined path?
• Do you have huge visions and a really big mission in life that you need to deliver through your business but something is stopping you from really stepping into that?
Hopefully you don’t resonate with this message but in speaking with hundreds of women entrepreneurs (and especially you moms!) recently myself personally - the theme I’m seeing is about lack of support and lack of love in your life. And this has EVERYTHING to do with the success (or lack of) of your business.
If you’re feeling like the people closest to you don’t understand you, your goals or what you’re truly trying to build in your business (and maybe aren’t even willing to try) and you’re not doing anything about it than more than likely you’re a bit stagnant right now with your revenues, client base and marketing - nothing is likely to be working as well as you’d like.
I’m not suggesting to go out and get a divorce or anything, that’s not the point of this article.
The point is to:
1. Realize your position - Where do you stand in your current relationship(s)? Are you being understood and taken seriously? Are you being supported and encouraged…”no matter what”? Are you truly doing what you’re most passionate about or just going through the motions with a random business or job?
2. Communicate your visions to each other. - If you’re married and not really in agreement with how you should be developing or growing your business (yet it’s ‘your’ business, not his) or if you’re somewhat supported but maybe he doesn’t think you should spend money until you make more money (opposite of the successful entrepreneurial thinking) If you’re dating, be careful not to let too much information out about how you’re running your business (or watch what happens when you do; watch for red flags). If you’re what I like to call, Unhappily Single (which is where I was for 2 years after my divorce), then you have to simply DECIDE what you want, take a stand and take action to get it.
Sit down and figure out what each of you wants your lifestyle to look like. What if you want 3 homes, fancy private jet, limos and vacations to Europe every quarter and he wants to live on a horse ranch in Montana? Then no decisions you make are going to mesh well with each other right? You have to discuss these things!
3. Find a way to share - Share what each of you is passionate about, what your interests are, what dreams you have and anything else that’s on your mind. I see too many couples NOT doing this and it blows me away. I understand you ‘get comfortable’ and you don’t want to ‘rock the apple cart’ so to speak but if you really want to be 100% happy YOU MUST SPEAK UP!
The first step is taking some sort of action towards building a happier personal life that works for your family….that in itself will help grow your business because you will be more empowered, confident and motivated to do what needs to get done.
What I’d like to invite you to listen in on is my FREE 5-Part Teleseries on Love and Money…How to Finally Have it All. On this series I’ll share all kinds of practical ways to build your business but also to transform your personal life and finally achieve the balanced, freedom-based AND money-making business that you desire. Register now at http://www.LoveandMoneyTeleseries.com and I’ll see you there!
Bio:
Katrina is the founder and CEO of K. Sawa Marketing International and the creator of The JumpStart Your Marketing™ System and the Love and Money Business Summit happening this Nov, 2009 in San Francisco. Katrina is a regular Business Expert on News10 in Sacramento, California and she speaks to groups of all sizes on how to start, build, grow and market your business. She is also one of the happiest people you will ever know living in Roseville, CA with her honey Scott and his two daughters, Kat calls herself a S.M.I.T. (Step Mom in Training). You can download her Free Entrepreneur’s Success Kit at http://www.JumpStartYourMarketing.com. You can also get access to her FREE Love & Money Teleseries happening right now (recordings too) at http://www.LoveandMoneyTeleseries.com. © Copyright 2009
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