Everyone goes into self-employment or a start-up thinking they will then be in control of their working life, when in fact they end up working all hours, as they can’t turn down any new opportunity.
But there are adjustments you can make to reduce the immediate stress, things like setting your email to only check and download every 30 mins instead of the immediate ‘push’ is a great tip to dial down the noise.
You're SO right Kate, boundaries around time for the win! Nobody wants their business to have them working even harder than the corporate life they're escaping, and yet that ends up happening all too often doesn't it. It's *almost* as though women are hard wired to over-give...
Too true!
Everyone goes into self-employment or a start-up thinking they will then be in control of their working life, when in fact they end up working all hours, as they can’t turn down any new opportunity.
But there are adjustments you can make to reduce the immediate stress, things like setting your email to only check and download every 30 mins instead of the immediate ‘push’ is a great tip to dial down the noise.
Good luck to all with a new venture! 👏👏👏
You're SO right Kate, boundaries around time for the win! Nobody wants their business to have them working even harder than the corporate life they're escaping, and yet that ends up happening all too often doesn't it. It's *almost* as though women are hard wired to over-give...