I have been reflecting on where I’ve been as a microbusiness entrepreneur and where I am as I move forward in this new year.
Last year was an intense practice in “identity transition”.
I had long identified myself with what I had accomplished in my field and how many compliments I received from other people. That went out the window overnight when I became a new mom.
I had no idea that 20-minute-push, however physically taxing and painful, was the easiest part of childbirth. The parenthood journey that defined me from that moment onward was, and will be my test of character. I went from what felt like “all the time in the world” to “barely enough time to eat and sleep”.
Last year, I Struggled for Significance in the Subtle.
This year, I continue my journey as a microbusiness entrepreneur and strategist by focusing on Microbusiness Mastery, Motivation, and Inspiration.
There are bountiful blogs and books that will help you start a business and succeed in your business. I won’t rehash what you can get out there, virtually or otherwise. What I want to do is to connect with the Individual that defines each of us, and align our personal growth and transition with our microbusiness growth and transition. I am looking for Microbusiness Mastery based on Freedom.
I don’t have the luxury of doing the same business in the same way for 5 years without having to either reinvent myself or reapply what has worked for me in a new microbusiness. Now that I have a young child and a strong desire to be with my child, I have wrestled with major business decisions and confronted crossroads I never imagined I’d face.
Microbusiness mastery is about personal mastery first, then strategically maneuver microbusiness directions with value-based decisions.
Microbusiness mastery requires both Motivation and Inspiration.
Motivation comes from external engines –
peer groups with similar values –
people I can collaborate with and be energized by.
People I like, respect, and trust.
Inspiration comes from the internal source –
ideas that come from deep reaches of silence –
decisions made through my Heart Mind.
Authenticity that defines me and is defined by me.
Microbusiness motivation is what I may provide to you as mentor and colleague.
Microbusiness inspiration is what you draw from within, from your authentic self.
Microbusiness mastery is a journey we can travel together, wherever our paths take us.
Where has your microbusiness journey taken you?
Where do you want your entrepreneurial path to go now?
Image credit: River by Ali Taylor and Ring by Sigurd Decroos
