Running a home business can be a rocky road. Some days things seem to sail along with such grace and perfection that we feel as though we have finally stumbled into the work we were meant to do—and on other days, the precariousness and realities of a fledgling or evolving business can really feel as though we’ve been dealt a big blow. Temporary setbacks, however, are a part of business—just as they a part of life—and we can learn to cope and roll with the punches in order to experience more overall satisfaction in our work.
It seems like it is the law of nature that just when things start to look good or get better, something happens to set us back again. Call it fate, luck or just one of life’s lessons, but business can be extremely precarious. There are so many factors at play and, if we are beginners, we may not see the writing on the wall before it is too late. The most important thing to remember is that it is all temporary—the setbacks and bumps are just brief, temporary setbacks—not omens or permanent situations that cannot and will not be changed or affected by change.
It can help, during times of temporary setbacks, to try to focus on what is going well and right, or dig into a project where you can see the positive results. This will help take your attention and energy OFF of fussing over what has gone wrong and put it on to doing something positive for your business. Before you know it, the brief period of discomfort will have passed and you will have survived another temporary setback in your home business. And, we all know that each time we survive a challenge, we get stronger and learn important skills for dealing with the next temporary setback that comes along!
See Also: The Importance of Tenacity–Sticking To It and Is It WHAT You Do or HOW You Do It?