See Yourself As More Than The Work You Do.
Guest Columnist: Sondra
Today you get to hear from me, Sondra - Steve’s left-hand person.
It’s not that Steve didn’t want to write today’s Weekly Video Tips, it’s just that he had something far more important to attend to - the funeral of a friend.
He was feeling guilty - having spent 10 days on the road, away from his studio and office: “I’m torn,” he emailed me. “I want to go to Jim’s service but I have really neglected business for the past couple of weeks. No new lessons, not many posts, not even Weekly Video Tips got done.”
I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Steve might not attend a funeral because he felt obligated to his work?
As his editorial assistant, I happen to know all that he’s added to the Video Business Advisor site in the last month. I also know that he offered phone consultations just a week or so ago, and I see the blog has been updated.
I highly doubt any of us feel neglected.
We’ve all been there though, haven’t we?
We get so caught up in our work that we feel guilty if we take time for what really matters in our life. Whether it’s a funeral, a wedding, a birthday, a long soak in a hot tub…
we need to see ourselves as more than the work we do.
In an upcoming column for EventDV, Steve writes about running your business so that you get the work done that needs to be done and still have time and energy to enjoy what it is you’re working for. If you work to buy a Porsche and yet never take the time to take it out on a road trip, what’s the point?
If your child excels at music, but you’re never there to see a performance, does work matter?
Don’t tell yourself you’ll find time later - we know how that turns out.
So, with that in mind, my response to Steve was, “This is your business. You get to decide what’s important. And I think that if attending the funeral of a friend is important, then you should go.”
Which is why it’s my voice you get to read this morning.
P.S. Oh -and in that spirit -if being a success with your video business is important…why not find the time now, rather than later? Check out the Video Business Advisor today!
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