The weight of a small business owner is heavy, so heavy in so many ways…
Business ownership comes with pride and joy but the weight of it makes you question that pride you have building something yourself. The joy you get from the work you do, and the satisfaction working for yourself. All of those things can appear to be more important and worthier than the steadiness and security of the “9 to 5” job; but the weight of it really makes one question those feelings…..In my opinion.
The effort and work that goes into your business is like raising a child. You work at it everyday, and at times, through the night. You think about it all the time. You think, am I doing it right? Should I be doing something different? Could I do it better? You want it to grow, be successful, and be everything good, sometimes you still feel like it is not good enough.
owning my business and being able to create beautiful things everyday is a joyous feeling and a pleasure. I am proud of my work and it has taken me quite some time to realize no matter what I do, I can not make everyone happy all the time. All I can do is know I did my best, and I provided my best, to any and every customer. If they still were not happy, I can not carry the weight of it with me, it is not personal, but it is hard not to. It literally takes a personal conversation with myself when I see a bad review, or a bad comment, or have to address a problem. I have to remind myself of the days in school, studying art history and kinds of art. I remember the professor teaching the work of a particular artist, and expressing the beauty of the work, I HATED his work. I was dumbfounded by the opinion of the professor and how he thought the art was beautiful and amazing, but he appreciated it. I am sure he did, and many others do too, so I realize maybe I do not create the style of art that everyone likes. I do not like the same movies my husband does, and do not like the same food the same way, like him and it’s ok.
