Greetings to all on this GREAT Wednesday evening.
I've been away for a while, but I'm picking myself up and pressing
on. Anyone who has read any of my posts knows that I only intend to speak from
the heart when I'm trying to encourage or uplift someone. I tell people that
sometimes you have to encourage yourself because not everyone is going to
understand you purpose or journey and it's not for them to understand it. They
can't fulfill your purpose for you, nor can they travel your journey in your
place. I do my best to speak the truth, especially when it comes to myself and
I know that I have to stop procrastinating because my testimony is needed.
Whether you want to know where I have been or not, I'm going to tell you
anyway, because while my story may not apply to you, it may help someone else.
The truth of why I've been away is because I was BURNED OUT! It wasn't due to
being extremely busy although my toddler does keep me busy, but the truth is I
burned myself out! When I first started my home-based businesses, I would work
from about 9am to midnight EVERYDAY and even on some weekends! I won't
necessarily say this is a bad thing, because it takes a lot of hard work and
sacrifice to build any business. You're trying to make a big wave in a sea of
hundreds of thousands of home based businesses by making your presence known.
You're trying to brand yourself and stand out in the crowd, but the thing we
must realize is the world wasn't built in one day and neither will your
business, I don't care how many thousands of dollars you are promised to make
within a week. You still have to let people know that you are there, they still
have to click your link, they still have to sign up. I'm not saying it's
impossible, just know you will certainly WORK! Operating a home business is
great! It provides a lot of freedom that we all want and need, but in order to
maintain that freedom, our businesses must grow and produce 'financial fruit.'
I know some may say, well that's negative. Well some things are not negative
but just truth! I realized I had burned myself out when I seen a post on my FB
Newsfeed. It was a quote by Oprah, I can't remember the exact quote but she was
saying we have to take time to recharge our battery. If we keep going without
taking time to recharge we will loose our momentum, which is true ESPECIALLY if
our business or businesses didn't yield the way we wanted it to. When I
read this, it was like a light bulb had went off in my brain. So that's the
problem Carla 'you burned yourself out.' If you want to get the maximum use out
of your light bulbs, every once in a while you will need to turn the light OFF!
By doing this you can extend the life of the bulb. When operating a business or
businesses, sometimes you have step back, take a break, go for a walk, grab a
snack, read an article or a book, get on the computer and do some non-business
related things, schedule your blog posts a few hours in advance. The bottom
line is, you have to take the time to recharge or else you will just burn out. I
can admit it. I didn't want to read or post any blogs, I didn't want to
advertise, I didn't even want to get on the computer. I would get on my phone
and post a few things or share a few stats, but I really didn't do anything
business related. Did I fail? Absolutely not! Now that I know what the issue
is, I know how to go about regrouping. It may feel like I'm starting over, but
that's okay. I know I need to pace myself and more importantly take the time
recharge!
