Even for those of us who don’t think of ourselves as naturally flexible and resilient people, it’s amazing how parenthood and family life can bring out a whole new side to our personalities and help us actually develop more flexibility. And, what parenthood doesn’t do for us in the flexibility department, running our own home business just might…
It is said that change is inevitable and that trying to get things to stay the same just makes things worse. But, that doesn’t necessarily make it easier for us. Running a business, however, can be a sea of constant change. It is important that we learn how to not only progress and change with changing times and changing markets, but how to adjust our own actions and expectations to meet all those “unforeseen” events.
With a more “traditional” job—one where we go off to work at a certain time and come back home at a certain time every day, we may even get paid regardless of how productive we are. And, while change is inevitable regardless of whether it is in our home business or a more traditional job, with our home businesses, we definitely don’t have any co-workers or bosses to fall back on. It’s up to us to make the changes necessary and adjust to whatever comes our way.
Even if you don’t think of yourself as someone who is naturally good with changes, it is a skill that can be learned and practiced. Learning how to move into change instead of being resistant and fighting it is a good first step. This doesn’t mean we necessarily have to LIKE it, it just means that we accept that change is swirling about us and, for the sake of our businesses and families, we’re going to do our best to adjust as quickly and fully as possible.
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