When the weight of work gets in the way of love…

As the mother of a beautiful and bubbly toddler, I mostly feel awed and inspired to have my daughter in my life.

But sometimes, when she’s testing my boundaries, pushing my buttons, or just being two… I can get to feeling like she’s just too much. And for a moment, I just want her “away”!

And I have to admit, it’s never a totally comfortable place to be – feeling grumpy, annoyed or disconnected from someone I love so much.

If you love your business – and I think you do – it can be hard to admit that you’re feeling restricted or burdened by it.

…But it sometimes happens, right?

When there’s too much work, not enough time, too  many demands, not enough money, or things just aren’t going the way you expected… It’s easy to start feeling frustrated or burdened, wishing it could all just disappear.

Even if you started this business because you love this work, this is the time where you secretly think… “Maybe I should be doing something else…”

The problem is not what you think it is.

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When your dreams are as big as the Titanic… Why you might need a good iceberg!

Have you ever had a dream that puts a fire in your belly? A project that lights you up from the inside, and keeps you awake at night, planning, scheming… You can work for hours as if no time has passed…. It’s the kind of work you would do for free, even if you are getting paid. It’s more than a project, it’s a passion.

Sometimes, with a big dream, you invest months – even years – planning, putting the pieces into place, building the deck, hiring the crew, testing the boat to see if it’s seaworthy… But in the end, no plan or scheme can test your dream like reality can…. Eventually, you just have to launch it.

Then what happens?

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