Can you run your business while you’re sad?
Today’s Results-Focused Offer Refresh update is a little different because, honestly, I spent a LOT of today crying.
I got some unexpected news in my personal life. I left my Pilates class early because I couldn’t focus. My workday absolutely did NOT go according to plan.
And I also have a launch coming up.
I have a sales page that needs to get done. Coaches who need time to review it. Existing clients to support. Done-for-you projects I’m wrapping up. Travel coming up. And a whole business that doesn’t stop existing because I’m having a hard day.
In past seasons of my life, something upsetting happening could easily turn into, “Well, I guess I can’t work today.”
Today, I’m learning how to hold both.
I can be sad AND keep running my business.
In this episode, I’m talking about:
- What happened when my personal life completely derailed the workday I had planned
- Why I let myself fully crash out and cry instead of pretending I was fine
- The boundaries I put in place so I could stop waiting for another text or update and get back into my work
- Why I’m still getting my sales page to my coaches TODAY, even though it isn’t completely finished
- How “done is better than perfect” is showing up during this launch
- Why I’m thinking about discipline as a gift to Future Ashley instead of “fuck your feelings and follow the plan”
- The things I know I HAVE to prioritize during high-capacity seasons so tomorrow doesn’t become even harder
- Why going to the gym, eating in a way that makes me feel good, and taking care of myself become MORE important when business is busy
- How I’m balancing launching, client delivery, travel, relationships, and taking care of myself
- Why I’m trying to take some of the financial pressure OFF this launch instead of gripping onto “this HAS to work”
I’m not saying there aren’t days when you need to call it.
There absolutely are.
But I’m getting much better at recognizing the difference between “I genuinely need to stop today” and “I’m having feelings, and I can have those feelings while still doing the things I said I was going to do.”
Today wasn’t my most productive day.
But I cried. I turned off my phone. I worked on my sales page. I showed up for my client. I recorded this Live.
And now I’m going to the gym. 😂
Sometimes that’s what running a business looks like.
