Ep. 172 Are you expecting too much of yourself?

Finding Proof with Dr Tess Crawley

When you’re used to being progress-focussed and conscientious, it takes a lot to pull your foot off the accelerator pedal. But sometimes that’s your smartest next move.

In isolation, we’re all juggling. Juggling working from home and educating from home. Juggling the desire to go out with the need to stay in. Juggling the sense of overwhelm with the desire to just say “fuck it”! Juggling exhaustion with peddling faster to keep our businesses afloat.

The most common thread of conversations I’ve been having with business owners lately is about this juggle.

The first month of lockdown was met with panic in the small business community. How can I pay my staff?

How can I stay open?

Will this destroy me?

And then we started seeing some of the fanciest footwork I’ve seen in a long time.

Small businesses weren’t just pivoting, they were pirouetting!

And now we’re starting to hit a wall. That constant push forward has been equal parts exciting and draining, as has the constant wobble of balancing on ever-shifting sands.

Throw into the mix the need to home educate your kids? WHAM! You’re one step away from burnout.

Lower your expectations within at least one area. Accept a little under-performance, compared to your usual standard. Be okay with resting. And your kids won’t die if they have a disrupted education this year. They’re learning to be more connected family members, to be inventive, and to understand the bigger world in a new way.

Go easy. You’re doing an amazing job, but you don’t have to be perfect!

Much love, Tess x

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