Running On Empty

This is a great metaphor for what it is like being a business owner. Often, you have just enough left in the tank to get by. You barely make it to whatever comes next.

At the end of Quarter 3 (Sept), I was operating on empty. I only had enough energy to fulfill my obligations. I was in a constant state of exhaustion. I was burnt out and frustrated all the time. Being on empty made me a crummy boss, mentor, mom, wife, friend, and seester.

So I decided to do 3 things to fill up my tank:

1. Q4 (Oct, Nov, & Dec) were only going to have achievable goals. I wanted to end 2024 on a high note, full of confidence and wins. I set our profit multiplier to 30%. We knocked October out of the park and I was able to put EXTRA money into the savings and profit sharing bank accounts!
2. As a team, we were only going to celebrate wins. If a learning lesson came up, we discussed it privately in our 121s and then they presented it as a win to the team to celebrate. We are a highly accountable group - sometimes though, you just need to be proud of each other without trying to level up constantly. Our meetings are SO MUCH MORE FUN NOW!!!
3. I was going to attend a business conference and have someone else be the leader. I needed to be around other business owners. I needed to see 100millionaires and billionaires who have done what I hope to do. I needed to hear them speak on their mindset, best practices, and remind me that my intuition is all I need. There's something magical that happens when you get around other high achievers. I attend BizX and loved it. Here are a few of the speakers. I highly recommend you look them up too (Marcus Sheridan, Kaplan Mobray, Jay Baer, & Cameron Hughes):

As of November 5, 2024, my soul feels lighter. My cup runneth over. I am doing more than just surviving. I am flying high (drug free, of course) and the creative ideas are pouring out of me. I am loving on my family more than ever.

It surprises me how quickly and easily we can fill our own cups back up!

My takeaway from this? I need to intentionally put things in my calendar that will fill up my cup. My job as a leader/boss/mentor/mom/wife is to make magic happen for me before I get to empty. I have already booked 2 business conferences for next year to make sure I have someone pouring into my cup the way I need. Only took 16 years of being a business owner to finally look in the mirror and make this change 🫣

Please share with me the ways you keep your tank overflowing. They might help me too!

Lub you,
Crystal 🦄