A New Ambition
A New Ambition is for independent business owners who want a successful business and a well-lived life.
You've worked hard to get here. But the business has grown and the way you've always worked isn't working the same way anymore. You're stretched thin, running on empty, and tired of putting everything else on hold just to keep things moving. You've probably told yourself it will get easier, once you hire the right people, once you get through this season, once sales hit that number. But as the business grows, the pressure doesn't go away. It just looks different.
I know what that's like. For years, growing my business was my only goal. Then I realized I wanted more: more time for myself, my relationships, and my health, without giving up the business I'd built. I thought I'd lost my ambition, but I just had a new one.
I'm Krista Williamson, seasoned business owner, trusted thinking partner, and leadership development coach. Every other week I'll help you reclaim your time, lower your stress, and make room for your new ambition, whatever that looks like for you.
This is A New Ambition. What's your new ambition?
A New Ambition
34: How to slow down those unhelpful automatic reactions
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You know what it’s like when things don’t go as planned or something unexpected happens and it throws you for a loop.
It could be someone quitting or dropping the ball, a sale or a new product that doesn’t perform the way you hoped, or an argument or a hurtful comment that someone throws your way.
And without really thinking the problem through, you react:
You change up the sale.
You rewrite all your product pages.
You lob a sarcastic comment back or you avoid dealing with it.
In the moment, it feels like you’re dealing with the problem. But later, you realize it didn’t really help, or that you made it worse.
Before you know it, you’re back at square one, you’ve doubled your spend, or you’re walking around all day upset about what was said to you.
And that’s what today’s episode is about.
Not avoiding these situations, because there’s no version of running a business or a life where you can avoid these things altogether. But understanding that automatic reaction, and learning how to slow it down.
So you can solve the right problem, make better decisions without wasting time and energy, and stop dragging those hard feelings into everything else you do.
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