Regrets (personal)
On Friday night I was the lead speaker for the Moms Affiliate Expo, and towards the end I took a few questions. One thing everyone wanted to know was how many hours I work online to run my internet business.
I told them that in “maintenance mode” I could manage my online business in just 5-10 hours a week. With an online business you have two modes: maintenance mode and production mode.
Sometimes I’ll work 40-60 hours a week, sometimes I’ll just work 5-10. The flexibility, and the option to do that, is one of the things I love about my career.
Next they wanted to know what kind of hours I worked during the start-up years… “It’s great you can run your biz in less than 10 hours a week now, but what about when you got started??”
A fair question, and I gave an honest answer…
I actually got a little choked up talking about my start-up years. Its been awhile (this is my 12th year in business) but I remember it well. It wasnt an easy time. Even more difficult were the “restart-up” years, after my divorce and as a single mother to two young children.
So after my initial success I found myself struggling yet again. When I closed my business in the city and decided to work from home full time, I had 1/8 tank of gas and $7 to my name - with two kids to feed. Both of which I was also homeschooling, as my oldest was diagnosed with rolandic epilepsy that same year.
Back to the question, my answer was this:
“I worked 16-18 hours a day, 7 days a week, for more than a year… to get my online business rolling in the right direction.”
I was learning. And I was making a name for myself. And I was making huge mistakes that I ultimately learned very profitable lessons from.
I dont regret a single minute that I invested in my career, or in myself, or in the lifestyle that I wanted for my family.
I would give anything to go back in time, and tell myself what my life is like today. Some reassurance would have been nice back then. And I would thank her profusely, for making my life what it is today.
Because I am now living… her vision.
I cannot express to you how wonderful (!) it feels to reach your goals and find yourself exactly where you want to be. There simply arent words that do it justice. But if you watch some of my recent videos, you just might catch a tiny glimpse of it in my smile…
There are a number of people I could thank for helping me along the way - for motivation, inspiration, instruction, examples & more. But in the end, it boils down to personal responsibility. No perfect recipe of those ingredients can help you achieve your goals - if you dont take action on them and MAKE it happen.
You may wonder where all of this is coming from. I’m still a bit nostalgic from the topic we discussed on Friday night of course, but then there was a certain email that came through this weekend. You may have received a copy of it yourself. The subject line was “My Condolences”
The message was a good one, but contained a strong emotional pull to anyone “working weekends” on their business goals. It may have even made its readers feel BAD for being at their computer on a Saturday afternoon “slaving away”.
Again, the intention was good (with an affiliate link to a solution)… but I noted my own response to that message and can only assume how other readers may have felt. (here’s the great video that was recommended -direct link)
The only regret I have… is not working harder and making it happen even faster.
Go for what you want. Weekend or weekday. Any hour you please. Its YOUR life. And its on you -and you alone- to make it happen…
Best,
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