Every other Friday, I send out practical solutions for creating efficient, stress-free workflows in your online business. If Notion is your tool of choice for managing work, you’re in the right place!
Your Business Stress Isn't Personal (And That's Good News)
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Your one tactically implementable tip of the week: When you feel like there’s too much on your plate and you’re struggling to keep up, take a step back and ask: Is this a temporary overwhelm, or is it a sign that your current way of working isn’t sustainable? Being honest with yourself about the true source of business stress is the first step toward making meaningful changes in your business. Hello and happy Friday! I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the problems that solo business owners face when outsourcing work. The more I think about it, the clearer the problems that need solving are in my mind. Initially, I thought identifying time-consuming tasks was the first step. However, there’s actually a more crucial—and often overlooked—step that comes before this. Can you guess what it is? It’s a mindset shift that often occurs at the very end when you’ve absolutely had enough. It’s the palpable recognition of stress. I don’t mean thinking to yourself, “Things could be better but it’s not that bad yet…” I mean the type of recognition that makes you think, “There’s absolutely no way that I can continue to operate my business like this.” Often, this realization comes through external circumstances that force us to confront reality. Perhaps you need to leave your business for two weeks to handle a family emergency, or a key team member announces they’re moving on. I remember watching an episode of Top Chef earlier this year where one of my favorite contestants, Chef Dawn Burrell, had to put her entire business on hold while filming the show. No matter how this recognition presents itself, you know that it’s time for a change. The good thing — the silver lining — is that business stress is almost always a systems problem. Why? Because it’s is a symptom signalling that you’re trying to do too much or you don’t have clear processes for handling your current workload. It’s rarely because you’re incapable or unqualified to run your business. This means it can be fixed, and even eliminated, with the right systems and processes in place. You’re not broken, your business isn’t broken — you just need better ways of working that support how you work. And the first step to building better systems is acknowledging when your current ones aren’t serving you anymore. So this week, or even today, take a step back and ask: Is this a temporary overwhelm, or is it a sign that my current way of working isn’t sustainable? Being honest with yourself about the true source of business stress is the first step toward making meaningful changes in your business. New in the studio ✨This week, I was pleasantly surprised to discover a review left on my Capacity Assessment Tool template in Notion’s Marketplace. It brought me so much joy to read because at the end of the day, my goal is for my tools and services to make a difference in how business owners work. Recently on YouTube ▶️
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To workflows that flow
Every other Friday, I send out practical solutions for creating efficient, stress-free workflows in your online business. If Notion is your tool of choice for managing work, you’re in the right place!