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Learn To Let Go So Your Company Can Grow
In 2016, my client Mariah found herself at a tipping point that many entrepreneurs can relate to. Her business was growing in revenue, scaling quickly after several years of building.
Mariah had steered her company for 6 years but was spread so thin that the stress was beginning to show. Long work hours, neglecting friends and family, finding it difficult to find time to eat lunch or even visit the bathroom!
The situation was unsustainable. If she and her business were going to survive, things had to change.
Mariah had reached that tipping point where the skills that had brought her to that level were different from the ones needed to steer her business forward. It happens in every company that grows beyond the startup stage, so if you’re in that boat, you’re not alone.
You have some choices to make. Here are an even dozen questions to consider so that you can determine the best way forward in your business’ life cycle:
1. Can you go on like this? Typically, when you’re at this point, the answer is no. And yet you may feel you don’t have any other option. You do. You always have options.
You can’t pour more into an already full cup. In order to grow your business and have more freedom in your life, you have to let go to create space for something…
