A New Ambition
A New Ambition is for independent business owners who want a successful business and a life they actually get to live.
You've worked hard to get here. But somewhere along the way the business started taking more than it gives back. 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.
That's what this podcast is about. Not just how to manage your time or reduce your stress, but how to lead yourself and your business in a way that actually works. So the business supports your life instead of consuming it.
I know what it's like when your ambition starts to cost you too much. For years, growing my business was my only goal. Then one day I realized I wanted more. More time for myself, my relationships, and my health. I didn't want to give up being a business owner. I just didn't want my life to revolve around it anymore.
That's when I discovered I hadn't lost my ambition. I just had a new one.
I'm Krista Williamson, seasoned business owner and leadership development coach. Each week I'll help you reclaim your time, lower your stress, and build the kind of leadership that makes a well-lived life possible.
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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