Are you committed to enjoying a great work/life balance in your business, or are you just interested?

Because those are two different things. And I don’t think most mompreneurs realize the difference.

See, being “interested” in change is usually thought to be enough. You’re doing all the things, researching, talking about it, talking up what you’re going to do, what the best options are, etc.

But you’re not actually out there, making that calendar availability change. Outsourcing something different. Testing it out.

You’re still just DECIDING if you want to do it.

And that’s not actual work/life balance. Nor will it ever get you there.

You’ve got this!

Alyssa

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This is the Unbusy Mom, and today we’re talking about are you committed to enjoying a great work/life balance in your business, or are you just interested?

Because those are two different things. And I don’t think most mompreneurs realize the difference.

See, being “interested” in change is usually thought to be enough. You’re doing all the things, researching, talking about it, talking up what you’re going to do, what the best options are, etc.

(Like dithering over whether bumping up your VA’s hours is worth it to your bottom line even though you know your sanity would sure appreciate it, or spending hours on your backend systems when you COULD just hand that off to an OBM, or daydreaming about what your ideal client call day would look like but not changing anything.)

But you’re not actually out there, making that calendar availability change. Outsourcing something different. Testing it out.

You’re still just DECIDING if you want to do it.

And that’s not actual work/life balance. Nor will it ever get you there.

You have to stop deciding, and start doing. Whether that’s shifting your expectations about the problem, or seeing what’ll fix it – doing SOMETHING.

(Like asking your VA for a 30-day trial of upping her hours, or hiring an OBM to set up everything in your business back end for you so you don't have to think about it anymore, or changing each session length to 45 minutes to give you enough time to check on your kids and use the bathroom.)

Because that out-of-whack work/life balance isn't going to fix itself.

And you’ll perpetually be thinking that you DID do something to realign it.

No, you only thought about it – and that never counts when it comes to transformation.

(The social media posts are still in YOUR drafts folder - not your VA's. The OBM contract is still sitting on your mental “if only” list. Your clients haven't been notified about their new, more efficient call support and why that's a good thing for both you and them.)

Now, committing, on the other hand, that’s where the real magic happens. Every single time.

Think about it. You *committed* to marry someone – and you did. You *committed* to have children – and now you do. You *committed* to buy a home or live in that state – and now you are.

You committed.

You had to decide what you wanted most, where you were going in life, and take steps towards it.

That’s it – yet it’s a lot. 

It requires you to get up and change. 

It requires you to be uncomfortable. 

It requires you to do things differently.

It requires a lot. Because it’s transformation.

It’s a whole new way of doing things. Life. Your business. Family. Whatever.

And you have to become a whole new person to get things started.

You have to *decide* that you deserve to work fewer hours - or take more half days with your kids - or listen to your favorite podcasts when you’re coloring *not* when you’re folding laundry. Because *you* want that level of unrushed, unhurried enjoyment of everyday life.

Like the time I got really grumpy about my week one day, just out of the blue, and decided to look at what I was actually resenting having to be doing in my business. 

And guess what?

It was all the VA-ish tasks! *That* was a lightbulb moment, let me tell you. 

But once I realized it was that entire *category* of weekly recurring reminders for me, I was able to take steps to delegate them (or lay out a timeline for *when* I could outsource them). 

And that made a *ton* of difference to my business owner attitude.

What about you – are you COMMITTED to optimizing your time-for-money trade?

Or are you just INTERESTED in making your work/life balance easier and less stressful?

The choice is up to you – but you have to get off the fence and actually decide.

Because staying on the fence is a decision in itself.

What are you actually COMMITTING to fix about your work/life balance - not just gripe about how unaligned it is - today?