SUCCESS TIPS FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS TO AVOID FEELING BURNT OUT 5

1. BUSINESS/LIFE BALANCE: While we all want to keep our business and family life separate, this really does not exist, especially when we look at quatnitative time versus quality time. If you will be honest, sometimes, you have to sacrifice the family life to take care of your business life. So, the goal is to learn how to merge the two, with healthy boundaries, so, you won't feel guilty for spending more time with one over the other. Also, be present (mentally and physcially) when you are either at work or at home. Remember, sacrifice does not always equate to sucess if the model (matrix) is warped.

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PLAN, PLAN, PLAN: It is recommended that you put together a yearly calendar of your business and family activities. Of course, this calendar will be liquid, because as the year goes on, you will be adding other activities and appointments. However, by knowing where you need to be or what you need to do everyday/every week will alleviate a certain amount of stress in your life.

INCLUDE REST TIMES INTO YOUR DAY/ CALENDAR: Adding rest or relaxation times into your overall work day is a must; it is healthy for your body and mind. It is amazing how productive you will be when you pull away from work and family life to just binge on a few movies or get a massage. You want to bet on you by making sure you get the proper self and personal development time you need.

SET BOUNDARIES AROUND YOUR VALUES AND PRIORITIES: You have to go into business with clearly defined values and priorities. If not, you are definitely setting yourself us for failure in business and with your family. There will be things that will come up throughout the duration of your business lifetime and if you don't have predetermined values and priorities you will fail the character test and work/life balance every time. You must have a compass to gauge your decisions and actions by. Alot of businesses fail and families end up in divorce court because of the lack of setting boundaries around your values and priorities ahead of time.

LEVEL UP YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND BUSINESS ACUMEN: No doubt, when running a business, you must have great leadership skills and business acumen. As female, we are considered more emotional creatures, therefore leading other females, requires sensitivity and a certain type of decisive knowledge. However, this does not lessen the positive influence and impact women can have in the workplace. It just means that females biologically can experience some hormoninal challenges that might affect their performance at work. Knowing this, as a female business owner, perhaps, you need to step back sometimes and re-evaluate problems with your female staff through these lenses and filters.