Is Your Business Controlling You?

Being a parent and husband / wife are two of the most important roles we have in life. 

Like it or not, our environment, work life, health and financial situation will all influence how we behave and interact with our nearest and dearest. 

It’s unfortunate that for so many of us, the stresses and strains of work & money can interfere with our ability to be present in the most important moments - those spent with our kids, playing and connecting, with our spouse when we really need to devote time to each other. 

You see life happens, it will through shit at you and sometimes that shit is had to take. It’s natural to feel the stress and pressure, the emotional deluge that life has to offer, but it’s vitality important not to let that impact our relationships with our partners children and family. 

This is certainly easier said than done. I know, I’ve lived it.

Until you identify and address the root cause of why you are not satisfied or why you are stressed, unfulfilled or depressed then you are not bringing your ‘best self’ to the table. 

And it’s ok, you are certainly not alone here. One quote by Dr John Demartini always sticks in my mind. 

That is “Most are living quiet lives of desperation, repressed by their job.” 

In my years of running my optical practice and from speaking with hundreds of other small business owners I realise this to be quite true. Especially so in recent years where the advancement of online infrastructure has caused major disruption to traditional businesses that refuse to adapt or are blindly unaware of it. 

But it is here where the opportunity lies in how you can free yourself from the despair and repression of your job or business.

This is the best time in history to be an entrepreneur. 

This is only true, however, if our business can grow and scale using the one infrastructure that gives us access to the globe. 

The internet, when used as an integral part of your business or even as your business, provides the means to free you from the burden of overheads, give you full control of where and when you work and can be used to generate substantially more income than you would struggle to obtain from your traditional business. 

It’s the knowing how to approach the online world so that you may set yourself up to succeed that is the key to your success.

It’s certainly not about working hard, it’s about working smart and follow specific systems that have been developed from the successful few who are securing their and their families financial futures through online business. 

It’s essential to learn from these people and emulate what they do to get you to the quickest route for success. 

Alan Bryden