I don’t know about you, but my Facebook timeline recently has been overflowing with super successful business coaches sharing news about how they run their seven-figure businesses, whilst being the perfect wife and mother to their perfect family, living the perfect life, all whilst sporting perfect hair!
I’m all about being inspired, and some of the coaches who inspire me the most are doing some amazing things. (You can see some of my fave kick-ass inspiring women in biz here) I also understand the idea of having something to aspire to.
But sometimes, it’s difficult not to feel intimated by the sheer ‘perfect-ness’ of these women’s lives. Is that even a word? Probably not, but hey, I digress. Back to these perfect women. I recently shared a blog post where I talked about having one of those weeks where everything goes wrong. I think it’s so important sometimes to share our vulnerabilities, and to let people know that life isn’t always perfect – far from it!
Rightly or wrongly, many of these coaches end up being role models for people who are earlier on in their entrepreneurial journey than they are. We look up to these successful coaches and of course, we want to emulate them.
But I have to admit, the thought leaders and coaches I admire the most, are the ones who are honest, who aren’t afraid to show a little vulnerability.
Because life as a business owner is hard. Being an entrepreneur is hard. Running a business whilst being a good mother/friend/daughter/partner is tough.
Of course, the good points of running your own biz make it all worth it. But when you’re having a tough day, or week, or several weeks, it can be difficult to focus on them.
I’m not ashamed to admit, in the past there were days where I literally cried my eyes out with frustration while running my business. When you’re not making the sales you’d hoped you make, when it feels like everything you do is in vain and nobody’s reading your emails, no-one’s buying from you, and you’re not getting any interaction on that damn Facebook page…
Some days I felt like I was on a flipping rollercoaster ride – up one moment, down the next.
Talking to other entrepreneurial women, I know I’m not alone. It goes with the territory.
But I have to wonder, are these perfect women with the perfect hair (how do they always have such perfect hair?!) experiencing the same kinds of feelings? Because surely their lives can’t be perfect all the bloomin’ time.
Anyway, that’s why I wanted to take some time this week, for any of you who have had less than perfect days, weeks or months recently, to know that you’re not alone!
One of my favourite quotes is ‘This too shall pass’.
It’s something that’s helped me out many times in the past when I’ve been having a tough time. Just knowing that you’ve got to take the rough with the smooth, and that however bad things get, nothing is forever. And what’s more, those perfect women living their perfect lives. I’d bet they’re not as perfect as we think.
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