My wonderful coach, Roger Dewitt pressed me the other day. Now that my business is working and the divisions of the company are growing, I have realized that I need to control less. The insanity of getting the business off the ground has lessened and I found myself actually feeling a bit depressed, a bit unnecessary at times even. I had thrived so long on spinning so many plates and now we have plates spinning left and right that do not require my attention. So where do I fit in?

That was the subject of my conversation with Roger. And what he asked me to was to dream again. To dream of what I wanted, not just for my business, but for my life. 1) what do I want for my company? 2) What do I want for myself as the president of the company? 3) What do I want for myself as a person?

Building a successful business is about taking care of everyone else - clients, empoyees, vendors, freelancers, investors, etc. But what about the leader? I am feeling that this is a big jumping off point for me.  I have to find new inspiration and feeding my own needs and taking care of the individual that I am and what fills my “emotional well” will inevitably help the business to continue to grow and thrive. This has been on my mind quite a bit since I talked with Roger last Thursday and while focusing on myself is not easy and I can only do it for a short while each day before I start into my old habitual patterns, I think there is something profound here for me to find. I’m honoring the recommendation and though I have no idea where this will lead, keeping these questions alive feels good. I’ll let you know what I come up with.