My Process for Managing Stress and Anxiety as a Small Business Owner
Just over two years ago I started my interior design coaching business that you see today...
...and in those two years I experienced more stress, anxiety, and adversity, than many experience in a lifetime.
I’ll say I’m very open about my story, because quite frankly, it all unfolded in front of you.
From getting engaged, to receiving news of my mom’s cancer diagnosis, to receiving the news that it was terminal, to spending every minute possible by her side, to planning a wedding while losing her, to the grief of her passing, to continuing to plan a wedding after losing her... all while still supporting myself financially through my business.
It was beyond challenging.
I’d like to say that this year has been a breath of fresh air, but it’s come with more challenges that I don’t need to bore you with atm. (I've kept my IG community abreast).
And just last week, after being OOO for multiple days for a charity event, for moving, for Rebel's new injury, I felt totally overwhelmed 😣
I didn't know if I should spend my time organizing the chaos of moving boxes, building momentum again in my business, or doing none of that and just giving myself the self-care of a walk, meditation, and pedicure I desperately needed.
Truth is, I would be lying if I said I didn't once daydream of quitting the business and trading it in for the ease of a corporate 9-5 with a steady, cushy paycheck.
But I know deep down that's not for me... which means the only option I have is managing life's lemons alongside building my dream business, and continuing to put my head down and move forward.
So because of all that's been dealt to me these last couple of years, and the fact that I haven't:
Succumbed to spending every waking moment horizontally crying under my duvet, or
Traded in business ownership for the much easier and safer option of working for someone else
I thought, “hey - maybe I’m kinda strong in this? And maybe if I talk about it, I can help someone?”
So this week I went live on a more personal topic…
how I manage stress and anxiety as a small business owner.
Or my alt title: how I keep myself vertical and moving forward when I am overwhelmed AF.
Because unlike the quiet quitter of the corporate world who can do the bare minimum and still get paid...
…we as business owners have to show up, fully, to make our paychecks happen.
Which means one thing: we have to learn how to manage it all.
