When life struggles and business struggles collide

Life does not always go the way that we want them to.  Every time that we set goal and dreams we do so with great expectations of smooth sailing along the way.  Things happen in life that are unexpected just as things in business can happen unexpectedly.  Many of us try to compartmentalize our business and personal life and try not to bring the problems from one to another.  What do you do when you are having problems in both and they seem to be affecting each other?

Before you do anything rash like quit, take a step back.  Stop looking at your struggles as a whole.  If you look at all the things not working right it can overwhelm you to the point where you don't know where to start and instead do nothing.  Start looking at what is going right as well.  You may find that things are not as bad as it seems.

Look at each issue one at a time.  As you evaluate each issue determine if it can be addressed quickly or if it needs a lot of attention.  Address the little things 1st.  For the larger issues figure out what can be worked on by you and figure out what you need to ask for help on.  Help doesn't need to come from a person necessarily it may just be knowledge that you are lacking.

When you are dealing with struggles both in your personal life and in your business life its time to look at your priorities.  What struggles are a result of not having your priorities and goals in alignment?  Fix those by focusing once again on those priorities.

After you  have evaluated each struggle then you can form a plan to address it.

Sometimes the personal struggle you are facing such as health issues or family issues may require you to put your business aside for a time.  Examples of this are you are working so much on building your business that your personal relationships are neglected to the point of teetering on their demise.  Either you let go of the relationships which may not be in your best interests or you back off of the business to rebuild the relationships.  The other example is a serious health crisis where you only have so much energy and most of it needs to go to recovery.  In that case you may have to close your business interests and begin again after the health crisis is over.


Overall remember there is always a way through.  The way may not be easy or quick but the road is there.  Don't give up simply because you feel to overwhelmed.  Its usually the most difficult right before a major breakthrough.