The Company You Keep

I’ve been grappling with some heavy business questions recently, the largest being, “What the hell should I be spending my time on?" That speaks to company direction, daily activity, overall goals, lots of big things. In some melodramatic moments, it seems too big to handle. I might curl up in the corner for a bit.

I shuffle over to the corner and find it already taken. Fear is scrunched so close to the wall, I almost didn’t see her there. Looks as if she’s been there a mighty long time and would continue to hog my corner. She shifted a bit to give me some room to scooch in.

That is not the company you want to keep. This was not the friend you envisioned having when you started our business. No, you envisioned out running with the bulls with Courage and climbing mountains with Determination (Dee for short). You guys would meet up for drinks with Confidence and Goals, and you’d play racquetball with Inspiration.

But here you are, paling around with Doubt and Negativity. And every time you hang out with them, you feel worse about yourself and the cycle continues.

What changed? How did your vision go awry? What defining moment switched your confident thoughts to doubt? You may have to dig deep to find the answers.

Once you have the answer, take a minute to figure our why its so paralyzing to you. Then tell yourself you can get past this. Because you can. You just have to believe you can. Once you do, you’ll know exactly how to tackle it and keep the momentum moving forward.

We will all have moments of doubt and pain. You’re allowed a bit of sympathy for yourself, but be kind. A lot of what we face every day as entrepreneurs is brand new and we’re still learning. Don’t beat yourself up over it, but be sure to get fired up from it. Onward!

Music to read by: Company I Keep by White Rabbits