116: Do You Have A Lifestyle Business Or A 24/7 Job?

<p>116: Do You Have A Lifestyle Business Or A 24/7 Job?</p><p>It’s so easy to become all-consumed with your business because it’s your baby and you went through real labor pains to birth it into the world. </p><p><br></p><p>Sometimes I’ve been awake at 2 in the morning because an idea for a podcast show just hit me and I know that it must be written out, if not, I will forget about it. So, yes, the flexibility and freedom of working from home allow this, but does it help you in a healthy way to be running your business?</p><p><br></p><p>Of course not.</p><p> </p><p> In this episode let’s talk about how you can regain your sanity!</p><p><br><strong>What does that have to do with working hours?<br></strong><br>03:47- 04:27 I sometimes very guilty of working on my business from the moment I get up in the morning to the time I go to bed. In fact, I was going to go off to my studio and knock off a couple of things one evening when my partner gave me the look “<em>are you friggin kidding me?</em>” look. Naturally, I put aside work for the evening and spent quality time with my partner. Just as I think it’s important that you have a dedicated workspace in your home even if it is a small desk in the corner of the bedroom it’s equally important that you put some boundaries in place around when you’re going to work.<strong></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Regaining your sanity</strong><br><strong><br></strong><br>05:56- 06:00  Work out how many hours a day and a week you can realistically work on your business. </p><p><br></p><p>06:11- 06:18 The time you have available for your business might be 10 hours, or 20 or 40 but not 24/7.</p><p><br></p><p>06:20- 06:48 Learn to say “No”. I used to do a lot of pro bonus, collaborations free things, everything possible because I’m a pleaser, I really like to please someone. So when someone else asks something of me I find it terribly difficult to say no to. Wasn’t long before I was drowning in trying to get everything done and meet all my commitments. </p><p><br></p><p>06:54-