If you are like me, you love being a small business owner. You love working to make money online. You love working for yourself and everything that entails. But if you are like me (and I’m a Seattle DUI lawyer) then you probably love your business so much that it is almost impossible to get away from it.
For example, I am constantly thinking about my business wherever I am. I’m constantly looking for new ways to market, I’m constantly thinking about new strategies to help my customers, and I’m constantly checking my Google rankings. When I’m in conversations with people I have to make myself not pull everything toward how my business runs. It can really be consuming (in a bit of a good way, I think).
So, this article is designed to do one thing – make you slow down, even if it’s only for a couple of hours a week, and let everything you are doing, all of your hard work and accomplishments, sink in. Enjoy what you are doing and reflect on what you’ve done. If you are anything like me, you still have a long way to go to reach your goals, but it’s okay to stop and smell the roses every once in a while.
For me, I like to try to get out and play golf once a week during the work week. It can be difficult for me (believe it or not, I can’t get judges to set hearings for me whenever I want just because I’m a great DUI attorney) and it will probably be difficult for you. But if you make it happen you’ll be surprised at how energized you feel to get to work the next day.
In the end, the business has to be about more than making money. It’s about allowing you to enjoy the lifestyle you want. So get out there and reap the rewards of your hard work. You’ll thank yourself for it later.
