Finding balance: simple steps for SME & micro business leaders to thrive amid chaos

Gaining some consistent resemblance of a work life balance as an SME or micro business leader is tough…..

How do you get clarity & the time & energy to move forward without going around in circles & forgetting to breath, to make time for the relationships & human connections in your life?

It’s a struggle, especially if you’re a small team or maybe flying solo & this doesn’t just apply to coworking or flexible workspace operators but to a lot of SME or micro business leaders. You’re wearing multiple hats, time poor & probably struggling to navigate continually changing client requirements, market dynamics, increasing compliance, admin, finance, marketing & evolving trends in your sector, shall I go on? That doesn’t even cover juggling business & family or changing personal commitments, taking time out for holidays….what holidays?

It’s exhausting, frustrating, sometimes frightening, you forget to breath & it can have a real domino effect on you both inside and outside of work.

I’ve been an SME owner for over 13 years now & it’s not been easy but over the years I’ve found that using these few simple steps & tweaking them now & again has made my life a little bit simpler & freed up some time & energy to spend on what’s important to me.

1. Get clear your goal – mine’s always been to try & make time for the people closest to me, to give them 100% when I’m with them, this applies both inside & outside of work
2. Building those connections & relationships with members & clients, really understand what they need, how they work. Over time you can start to anticipate changing requirements & quick wins for both parties making everything a lot more seamless.
3. Get to know your coworker’s strengths to help each other out that way you’ve more time for all the other stuff.
4. About the other stuff…like compliance, logistics, keep a timeline or schedule of everything that needs done routinely & diarise, block out times in your diary & block out regular downtime for you.
5. Be brave & start to outsource or delegate those bits you’re not so strong on, start with small tasks until you build up confidence.
6. There are loads of workflow management & scheduling tools out there, Asana, Monday, Calendly
7. Don’t forget to keep checking in with yourself, if you don’t put you first how can you look after anyone else?

Hope this helps & if any of this resonates with you then please reach out to me.

I’m Suzanne, an accredited coach & mentor

💁 With over 13 years in the industry I help SME & micro coworking owner/operators to cultivate a thriving flexible workspace & community without wasting time, money & energy

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