Serious Entrepreneurs Know The Prescription For Burnout
Serious entrepreneurs are a dime a dozen these days
, and every one of them are making real solid dough by network marketing. But to make that dough, they are doing a tight rope walk, day in and day out, juggling their career, kids, home, and hobbies.And when you keep on running marathons, you forget how it is to walk, or maybe jog a bit to relax.
Serious entrepreneurs, who do internet marketing, are forever bogged down by the flood of mails they get, speeches they have to make, leads they have to follow, marketing strategies they have to master, product launches they have to manage, and affiliates they have to help. And together with all these, they also have to satisfy their obligations to the society, and their kith and kin and kids.
How do those, who survive, then survive without a career burnout?John Alston, who, as a serious entrepreneur, can understand the problems of serious entrepreneurs as much as anyone can ever, says: "For some of us, work is our first love, and for those of us struggling to make our businesses work, there are patient and enduring lovers, spouses and children hanging in there with us. For others there are ex-lovers, ex-spouses and alienated children who can and will testify to what you really value." He wrote this in the Professional Speaker magazine of January.
Every job comes with a certain amount of stress, but having your own business -- and whether or not you market on the internet full-time, you must look at it as a business and NOT a hobby -- is a whole different ball game. And most likely no one taught you how to handle the pressure. It was sink or swim, and you worked out the inevitable challenges on your own.
All serious entrepreneurs in the world of internet marketing are there because they see their work almost as a vocation, a calling. It is a call of the soul that they cannot resist. Every new challenge is seen by them as an opportunity to rise higher. They simply get drunk on the pleasure of picking up the gauntlet, surmounting the problem, and thereby going another step higher in the success ladder.
But they know when to shut the computer off.
Serious entrepreneurs who are truly happy have a life beyond checking their email, landing the next deal, and checking their spreadsheets for that day's sales.
They could be equally passionate about adventure sports, passive hobbies, philanthropic activities, or whatever that could define another facet of their life. Serious entrepreneurs may play the roles of a father or a husband with equal relish.
Incorporating entertainments, altruisms, or gym workouts into one's schedule is not in fact a time management problem. Each of these facets of life is as important in a man's life as the other. Together they maintain the equilibrium of life and make the passion for making money itself worthwhile.
It is senseless to carp that you do not find enough time to do what you want to do.
Stop! You'll never get it all done. The things on your to-do list never get completely crossed off. So, take stock and decide what means most to you, what you love to do. And the rest can either be forgotten or outsourced when it comes to your business.
Albert Schweitzer said, "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
by: Art Basmajian