The 15 Steps to Dealing with Life's Perfect Storms
Ok so here's the list of the stuff I had to deal with over a 14 week period.
Intense huh? and I want to make one thing clear. This isn't a poor me thing,
I just want to make sure I establish myself here as someone you should listen to about this stuff because if it was me I would want to know that the person who is giving me advice is the real deal.
Ok cool, got that out of the way.
Wife diagnosed with Cancer
Left to look after two children (han solo)
Put structure in place to look after children
30K in funeral expenses (that I didn't have)
Legal action with former business partner
Business partnership dissolution involving
New business launch and start up
and all happen within a 14 week period
And after trading under my own banner for 4 weeks I had the biggest month in 12 months with half the clients and with 25% more profit (fast forward another 12 months and I ended up 30% up on my numbers for the previous 12 months.
I'm not sure about you but I reckon that qualifies me to talk on how to get through tough times ;-)
But as you can imagine, it's not just about getting your business back on track it's about dealing with the emotions that come with the death of someone close to you.
It's about getting your life back
So here is the How We Deal with it bit in summary...
I'll be expanding on in the coming weeks...
15 Key Steps for Weathering one of Life's Perfect Storms
1. Deal with the reality of what's happening
2. Work out what's great about it
3. Gather information and look hard at your options
4. KNOW that you can emerge better for the journey
5. Lock in to a course of action and hold your line
7. Say yes to all offers for help
9. Assume an identity avatar
10. Assume a situation metaphor
11. Look for the humour in what's happening
12. Know that we are never sent a challenge we can't deal with
13. Reassess what's important to you
14. Look after yourself and seek regular solitude in the activities you love
As I said I will expand on each one as we go and give examples of each step along the way
And in the meantime...a quote from whom I can't remember right now but it wasn't me
If you're going through Hell...keep going !!