We are told that most pressure is self-imposed. I have moved from Adelaide (less than 1 m) to Sydney (more than 5m) and saw this as the opportunity to expand my business. What I forgot was that I am still only a one person business and that Sydney was going to require a whole new marketing exercise. I increased the pressure on myself. My natural passion palled. I got down on myself. In short, I went against all my own principles of enjoying being me.
Soon after I arrived in Sydney, I was told 'the bigger the market, the tighter your focus needs to be'. The wider I spread myself, the greater the competition I face for work. Sure I help with work life harmony and retirement planning and stress in the workplace...but what in all of these my core skill is in helping people (re)identify their passions, what they really enjoy doing, what brings the best out of them. They not only grow, they achieve greater work life harmony, and do a better job of planning their future.
So I made a big decision: to focus on what I loved doing - helping people use the power of enjoyable interests as the means to increased personal growth and development. I took the pressure off myself. And you know what? its getting amazing results. My passion is back, my energy restored and my focus significantly tightened.
I am now officially a Personal Growth and Development Mentor who helps people re-discover the interests that increase their self esteem, self confidence, self belief and sense of self worth. I am the best there is at it and I am enjoying being me.
Roll on Sydney! and watch this space :)
