Why Your Business is Ruining Your Home Life

Your business is a big part of your life. But it’s not your whole life. You have a family, and you enjoy spending time with them.

Increasingly, however, you take calls at night and on the weekends. You even had to pull yourself away from a family lunch during a vacation to take a two- hour Zoom call.

Your family is not happy. Neither are you. And it shows.

Why Can’t You Leave Business at Work?

You hired a new CEO last year. You used to be the CEO, but you didn’t want to do that job anymore. But the person you hired at $100,000 for that seat seems-bewildered? unsure? The job came easily to you. Based on his background, you thought the job would come easy to him, too. But he’s not getting it done.

You sit down with him. You tell him what your expectations are, give him guidance, tell him to reach out to you anytime (you never had that conversation with him before hiring him).

After a few weeks, he’s still not getting the job done. But this time, he comes to you. This wasn’t what he thought the job would be. Thanks, but he’s moving on.

Now what? You still don’t want that job.

The solution? You have a few up-and-coming junior managers you like. You sit them down, divide among them the functions that need to be done daily that you don’t want to do, and give them a bump in pay.

And this time you give them directions, set boundaries and goals.

No more phone calls at night. No more taking out your frustration on your family. Imagine a world where you feel in control of your business, your life, and your destiny. All this is possible with enough dedication to freeing yourself from the tired old challenges from blue collar business.?

David Goodall is a business and life coach in Raleigh, NC. He is the founder of TapMental. He works with clients (many of them blue-collar business owners) to reduce stress, anxiety and other negative emotions. He also helps them develop strategies so they can handle the challenges blue-collar business owners face daily.?

If you are having issues in your blue-collar business which is affecting your home life, David can help. Call him at 984-884-1280 or email him at [email protected].

You can also schedule a call with him here.