The year has come and gone. Again. Year-end Business Stress is palpable. Again. We are amazed that the year has passed so quickly. Again. Wherever you go, people are discussing their holiday plans, where they will be spending Christmas, and how far away from work they can manage to remove themselves. And once again, it looks like all the other entrepreneurs have it all figured out. Except you.
Year-End Business Stress
Right now, you might feel like you are the only one feeling stressed and overwhelmed by all the challenges of the past year—until you start having real conversations with your fellow entrepreneurs. The reality is that everyone experiences stress, year-end business fatigue, and the horrible idea of running away.
The amount of victim-to-hero self-help books is in oversupply. Most people already know that heroes don’t blame. They do not sit on a rock and cry the poor-me song. Robin Sharma writes in his book Everyday Hero that ‘life loves those everyday heroes who understand that they possess abilities, capabilities, and the force to shape all events that destiny carefully places on their path.
My entrepreneur father is an exemplary example of this fact. Can you imagine what would have happened if he had allowed self-pity to get the better of him? Make no mistake, he has definitely had his ups and downs. No story is ever a linear, ever-after magic affair. One of Nelson Mandela’s quotes holds true in this circumstance: “Do not judge me by my successes. Judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
Your Story of Unique Navigation
We are about to enter 2025, a brand new year with brand-new possibilities. Your story as an entrepreneur is about to enter a new chapter, and you are the author of this unique story. A story that could be the driving force for your direction. Navigating you to a future that you can be proud of. A story that you can share with your grandchildren with immense pride and joy.
The direction that you take is in your hands. You are the author of your unique story.
Regardless of our faith and the existence of a support structure or not, you are the energy behind the strength of the sun that will be shining on you and your business in 2025.
Tomorrow is a Day Away
Do you remember the song Tomorrow from the Annie Movie? This song by Song by Andrea McArdle is such an amazing reminder that no matter what happens today, tomorrow has brand new possibilities.
The sun’ll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow there’ll be sun
Just thinkin’ about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs
And the sorrow ’til there’s none
When I’m stuck with a day
That’s gray and lonely
I just stick out my chin
And grin and say, oh
The sun’ll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
‘Til tomorrow come what may
Tomorrow, tomorrow
I love ya tomorrow
You’re always, a day away
The sun’ll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
‘Til tomorrow come what may
Tomorrow, tomorrow
I love ya tomorrow
You’re always, a day away
Tomorrow, tomorrow
I love ya tomorrow
You’re always, a day away
The only snag is that tomorrow won’t happen on its own. You have to get up one more time. Put on that amazing million-dollar smile and start writing your story.
Focus on the Positive
One of our major themes for 2025 will be Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for entrepreneurs. CBT revolves around changing one’s thinking patterns to focus on the positive. To stop crowding your mind with all the negatives. How much better do you feel by putting on a smile, as opposed to a frown? Smiling releases all the feel-good hormones that you need to get your mind back on track.
The simple reality is that if you start making a list of all the positives happening in your life right now, you will find that you have so much to be grateful for. The fact that I can sit up straight and type this message right now is a privilege. I have eyesight. I have a functioning brain. I have a coffee and a chair. I have birds singing in the background and the sun rising in the east. The list goes on and on and on.
The SUN will Shine in 2025
The sun will shine in 2025. That is a fact. My story and your story are on the verge of a brand-new beginning. We have the summer holiday stretched out in front of us. Grab your notebook and pen and take it wherever you go this December holiday.
The past is the past. Make those notes on what you plan on achieving in 2025.
Now is the time to dream of that brand new tomorrow.
