RealLifeE's blog

Always in the car, on the phone, or in a meeting, sales people compete with entrepreneurs on who has the highest level of work/life imbalance.

I recently received this note from a bride-to-be:

"I am getting married in 5 weeks, and it's just busy and I have a lot on my "plate"--some stuff I can't control and some I can control.  I get stressed easily and uptight. I don't want every change, road block, or honestly my stubbornness to get in the way of the joy and abundant life God has for me and my future husband.

I feel so guilty that I’m not spending more time with my family.
I feel so guilty for taking a vacation.
I feel so guilty for not getting that project done…

Sound familiar?

In 1995, Tammy Huinker had a 4-year-old, a corporate job, and a burning desire to own her own business. "This was a huge risk,  but something I needed," Tammy says."After years of thinking about starting a business, I decided I wanted to run a franchise. If I was going to take the plunge and put money into a company, I wanted the trials and errors at someone else's expense!"

For almost two years, I've aimed to build a business while working about 40 hours a week so I would have time for physical, relational, and spiritual health. But that doesn't mean setting time boundaries is always easy for me.

Are You Feeling a Bit Crazy Lately?

As an owner of two businesses, I understand your struggle to keep everything in balance.

Here are some of my tricks for making time choices and using time strategies so you can succeed at building businesses and still have a life: