It’s Sunday. I’m working…something I said I would avoid. However, here I am. And yet, it’s o.k. Sometimes, in some economies, you need to work a little harder. At harvest time, the winegrowers, like other farmers, work until the harvest is in. It might rain or the sugar in the grapes might get too high. They work day and night, regardless of the day of week, to get it done.
And so it is with a small business. Women entrepreneurs, like others, must sometimes put aside the other million things that they have to do on their plate, and concentrate on work. But weekend work can have a different flavor.
My favorite use of this time is to plan and get ready for the week. It reminds me of getting ready for school when I was (much) younger. Making sure clothes were cleaned and pressed, shoes were shined. Spending extra time on my hair and finishing up homework. There are small comforts in routines, especially routines that prepare you for the week ahead.
So I make sure that my calendars are up to date, clothes are clean and that I have laid out my work for the week. I look at long term plans and make sure that the tasks on my to-do list include steps towards these major business goals.
Casey Dawes at Mendocino Art & Wine Festival
And, I never work too long on my computer. I make sure I have time to quilt and putter around the house. Perhaps I’ll deadhead the roses, or take a walk in Capitola with my husband. Something that honors the life around me, not only the intention of business.
Connect your business to your life. So, even if you are working today like I am, re-connect your life and
business to the world around you. Get your hands in the earth, back some bread or smell the sweetness of a small child.
You and your business will prosper because of it.
