What do you do if your business is thriving but your personal life is suffering?

If a thriving business is negatively impacting personal life, prioritize by assessing priorities. For example, an entrepreneur may be dedicating excessive hours to work, leading to neglect of family or personal health. Assessing priorities involves evaluating what matters most and reallocating time and resources accordingly. This may involve setting boundaries on work hours, delegating tasks, or seeking support from family or friends. By reassessing priorities and finding a balance between work and personal life, entrepreneurs can sustain business success while maintaining overall well-being.

"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart." - Thomas Watson Sr. Understand what matters to you beyond work. Reflect on goals, relationships, and health. What needs more attention? Let’s identify our non-negotiables and align actions with our life’s goals. Ready to balance better?

Your business is thriving because you’re sacrificing everything. Your priority is your personal well being in all circumstances. Why? If you are harming your wellbeing - it will eventually harm your business A it’s just a matter of time. Your priority is always your health and well being. But you can have both a thriving business and a thriving personal life - it requires planning and structure.

Once you've defined what truly matters to you, start setting boundaries that protect these priorities. For instance, if spending time with family is essential, block out specific times in your schedule that are non-negotiable family times. Similarly, if health is a priority, schedule regular exercise into your week as you would a business meeting. Making these areas as important as your business tasks ensures you give them the attention they deserve. This balance might mean saying no to certain work commitments or delegating more tasks. Remember, achieving a fulfilling life involves balancing work with what makes you happy and healthy outside of it.

By setting boundaries you are in effect creating a rule book that you will now build your business around. - Consider when you work and when you are off work. - Consider criteria for disturbing your personal time - emergencies/ big deals etc - Let your team and customers know when you’re available. - Refer from using the phrase 24/7. It sounds great - but it’s a terrible business model in the long run.

Delegating tasks is so much easier said than done. Something that has made me a little more comfortable with this over the years is to delegate the task, but then put a calendar reminder to check on that task by a particular date. This eliminates the fear of it not getting it done on time!

If your business is thriving but your personal life is suffering, prioritize cultivating relationships to achieve a better balance. For example, schedule regular quality time with family and friends, ensuring dedicated moments for relaxation and rejuvenation. Consider organizing activities such as family dinners, outings, or weekend getaways to strengthen bonds and create cherished memories. By nurturing meaningful connections outside of work, you can alleviate stress, gain perspective, and cultivate a healthier work-life balance, ultimately improving your overall well-being.

Prioritize relationship fostering through the "Balance Blueprint" framework. Allocate specific time blocks for personal connections, integrate family into business activities when possible, delegate tasks to trusted team members, and invest in self-care to maintain mental and emotional well-being. This holistic approach ensures sustained success without sacrificing personal relationships.

You literally have to schedule self-care the same way you schedule your meetings. I block therapy, during, my social activities, etc. the same way I schedule my meetings. I also make sure to treat them with care. My assistant knows that those can only be moved under extreme circumstances.

If your business is flourishing while your personal life suffers, prioritize self-care to restore balance. Allocate time each day for activities that replenish your energy and promote well-being, such as exercise, meditation, or hobbies. For instance, schedule regular workouts or meditation sessions before or after work to manage stress and clear your mind. Additionally, set boundaries between work and personal time by establishing designated "off" hours, during which you disconnect from work-related tasks and focus solely on self-care and leisure activities. By prioritizing self-care, you can replenish your physical and mental reserves, cultivating a healthier work-life balance and overall fulfillment.

I find the following helpful when business is booming but my personal life is struggling: Support: A good vent with a friend or deep dive with a psychologist does wonders to help unload some of the weight & maybe even get some good advice about things that we can't see or have overlooked. Mentorship: Draw wisdom & motivation from seasoned entrepreneurs who have 'been there and done that'. Podcasts, biographies & documentaries give us a goldmine of advice on how to find balance and the pitfalls of ignoring your personal life. Reframe: Sometimes the personal pain Is due to a moment in the business lifecycle and it will pass. If that is so then accept where you are as part of the journey & ensure you make up for lost time later.

Businesses are like children. They always want more of everything. It’s important to understand that there will be times when you won’t have much of a life. But if that’s ALL the time, something is fundamentally broken in how your business is set up. You may not be charging enough, may be compensating for weak employees, or may be missing critical systems, processes, or tools. It’s not working for you because it’s not working. Sometimes better planning or prioritizing or delegating will help. But these can often be a red herring. People spend a lot of time trying to become more efficient at work they shouldn’t actually be doing. A good coach or mentor can help you discern where the real problem is.

It's a Yin yang situation, your poor personal life WILL impact your business at some point. Worse thing if your business goes down and your personal life was already down you lose everything and it will be very hard to get back up. Nobody gets in shape going 5x a week at the gym but eat junk food everyday. You have to work on all aspects of your life, it's all connected in your (one) body.