Three years ago I was treading water
Three years ago I was treading water.
Going through the motions.
Letting life happen to me.
Caught in an intricate web of family matters and life stuff that I was allowing to overtake my life. To almost suffocate me on some occasions.
I was always at everyone else’s beck and call. Constantly available.
Looking back, I can see I didn’t have a life of my own. I’d sold one business about a year earlier and I was now working full time in my other business.
As I reflect, I realise I was going through the motions a lot of the time. Filling in the time I spent in my office. Filling my days with fluff.
I knew I wasn’t making the progress I wanted to, but I wasn’t prepared to make the changes to do anything differently.
Until one day I remember deciding I’d had enough and I chose to take myself and my business seriously.
Don’t get me wrong, things didn’t change instantly when I made that decision.
Afterall, I’d conditioned the people close to me to not take me seriously and to expect they could have all of their demands met whenever they chose.
It took time for me to build boundaries, communicate them and adhere to them. Changing habits takes time.
However, making that decision was crucial to my success and to changing everything in my life and business.
The truth is that, until we take ourself and our business SERIOUSLY NO ONE ELSE CAN!
How does my sharing relate to where you’re at?
What choice is lingering, waiting for you to make?
What will you decide?
When will you choose to decide?
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Daphne Wells, founder of Passion for Growth, guides you to grow your business to full bloom while creating a lifestyle you love so you can make a difference and make money. For over 6 years she has represented highly-motivated, courageous and successful women in business, small business owners, coaches, therapists and entrepreneurs. As an ICF credentialed coach, with a history of birthing and growing small businesses, Daphne has a deep passion for inspiring you to recognise and appreciate your magnificence whilst you grow your fabulously successful business. Her true magic lies in empowering you to do it your way. She lives in the beautiful South Island of New Zealand from where she works with women business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide. She’s President of ICF NZ Southern. Grab her FREE eBook ‘3 Keys to GET MORE CLIENTS’ at www.DaphneWells.com
