We are almost 3 weeks into a catalog change, about 1 week into an amazing enrollment opportunity and my office (not even just my desk) looks like a “hot mess”. For those of you who know me, this is not good! Health challenges, brain fog and “hot messes” don’t mix well.
I know, you are wondering what this has to do with my question, right?
My “time hop” reminded me of a workshop hosted by ETTW (Entrepreneurial Think Tank for Women) where Caryn Chow was the guest speaker.
Caryn shared that we need to “apply the same skills to your business as you did to raising your children”. That got me to thinking that we need to do the same thing in our relationships.
Here is the acronym that she shared with us:
P = Patience
A = A lot of Love
R = Resilience
E = Endurance
N = Nurture
T = Time Out
In direct sales, this makes so much sense. Many of us think of our team as our kids. They need patience, encouragement and nurturing. Just as my daughter taught me lessons as she was growing up, my team teaches me everyday. Let’s be honest, these same characteristics are important in our relationships with other people, especially our spouses, right?
The question is,why is it sometimes much harder in our relationships then in our business? Love is pretty easy. In our marriage, we love our spouse or we wouldn’t have gotten married right? Endurance to continue on even despite nah sayers. Even when there are bumps in the road personally and professionally, we endure. Nurturing seems to come naturally for most women. I mean, we take care of everyone else and seldom take time for ourselves, right?
Patience, now that can be a little tougher in both aspects of our life. Why do we tend to lack patience with our spouse or in our business? We tend to compare where we are in our lives with where others are in their life. Social media – a love/ hate relationship that keeps us comparing ourselves with others!
The two things that I struggle most with are “time out” and “resilience”. Sounds crazy right considering that I have endured the roller coaster ride of life. Taking time out for me (or family) is something that I have struggled with my entire life. Workaholic Wendy steps in sending the message that I am only worth anything at work! YIKES!! Did I say that? Yes, I did. With the help of hubby, I am learning to take time out to enjoy our moments together without work. Not easy but I am trying.
Resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly” or “the ability to spring back into shape“. Yup, that is me! Bad business month, I spring back kicking it into overdrive. I have to be careful not to become the “pushy salesperson” and just continue sharing the gift of Thirty One. The recovery process is a lot slower when Negative Nellie and Doubtful Debbie visit mostly in my personal life. The key is that I do snap back.
Here is another fun acronym
T eaching (telling them)
R ight
A ctions and Attitudes.
I nvolvement (showing them)
N urturing (caring for them)
Telling, showing, and caring– this triple helps you have a successful business and a happy marriage! So, are you ready to be a PARENT and be a TRAIN-er ? I would love to hear others thoughts on this…
Have a ThirtyOne-derful day!
Hope Wissel 