To find your passion again, begin by writing down all the activities that are reliant on your presence. Are you the only one that can sign payroll checks? Make sales calls? Lock the doors at night? Write everything down, then systematically go about taking those tasks off your plate. Who on your team could handle that function with the right system and training? Which of these responsibilities need to be redesigned to be simpler and easier for others to own?
Take the time to put your systems in place, so that you can put yourself in a better place emotionally to give back and find the love again.
Being a business owner can be lonely. You have put in the work and grown a business that is “successful” by most measures, and now you find yourself in a rut. How long can you last in a relationship that doesn’t stimulate you mentally?
Finding a good peer group is critical to rekindling the love you once found for your business. Remember what it felt like in the beginning, when someone asked you what you did for a living? Your face would light up as you told them about your business, about how you have grown it from the ground up, and how excited you were for the future. Now, you tell them you “make widgets.”
Find the love again by joining a peer group that challenges you, that helps you find the passion and pushes you further than you thought possible. A good mastermind session will have you beaming from ear to ear again and remembering all the reasons you made the leap into business ownership.
Falling in love with a business idea is easy. But falling in love with it a second time is worth so much more. It’s deeper, truer, and has the staying power to change the lives of not only yourself but those around you. Here’s to finding the love again!