As entrepreneurs, we can get so caught up in the day-to-day hustle and desire for success that we forget why we started our business in the first place - to live the life we truly desire. Read on to learn why defining the narrative for your life and building a business that fits that vision is truly the key to success.

When you choose the path of entrepreneurship, you choose the most thrilling, freeing, and challenging path. There is so much good that comes from running your own business, but at the same time, it’s fucking hard. Growth isn’t always linear - in fact, it’s almost everything BUT linear. 

Throughout the course of my entrepreneurship journey, I’ve made it a daily priority to take care of my physical and mental health. Not only does this make me healthier and more focused, but it makes me a better person, leader, and teammate. One of my favourite ways to take care of my physical and mental health is running. While running is amazing for my health and well-being, it’s also taught me a few important business lessons along the way. Read on to learn the 3 business lessons that running has taught me over the years. 

As an entrepreneur, setting boundaries is absolutely crucial to your success. The topic of boundaries is not talked about enough in the business space, and I believe it’s time to get real about it. Read on to learn why boundaries are so important to your success and happiness plus 4 things that you’re allowed to do as a business owner and the boss of your own life!

Investing in your business can be scary, but instead of just thinking of it as a lot of time or money spent on your business, think of it as an investment in yourself. Investing in yourself is 100% necessary in growing both personally and in your business.

As entrepreneurs, it can be easy to want to chase down the income and shiny objects that we see others achieving on social media.

However, if you only focus on the money, you will never succeed.

The truth is, no matter how much your clients pay you, you should treat each and every one of them the same.

Whether they pay you $500 a month or $5,000 a month, each client should be given the same level of attention and priority in your business.

Check out this list of a few things that are more important than making money in your business.

Does the word “delegation” fill you with dread and send you into a sweaty-palmed, heart-racing spiral?

As entrepreneurs, letting go of control and allowing others to take the reigns doesn’t come easy to us.

Sometimes, it’s hard for us to recognize and admit we need support, let alone take the steps to actually put those supports in place.

By being able to allow others in to support us, we enable ourselves to take a step back and focus on the big picture.⁠

The way we talk to ourselves impacts everything we do in our business.

As entrepreneurs, we tend to be our own worst critic. It’s easy for us to question every damn thing we do, think, or don’t do in our business.

All of these negative thoughts and habits of questioning and doubting ourselves can be draining and detrimental to our business success.

How many times have you felt the pressure to say yes to everything?

That new opportunity that seems too good to be true, yet something in your heart is telling you it’s not right?

That client who seems to always push boundaries and ask for urgent help outside of your working hours?

That last minute trip your girlfriends invited you to, yet all you want to do is spend the weekend curled up on the couch with your family and pup?

So often, entrepreneurs feel like they have to say yes to everything in order to not let others down and to avoid being seen as “lazy” or a “failure.”

There’s no doubt that all great impacts start with small steps. ⁠

All world-changers started somewhere.

All successful businesses began with a single idea.

All self-made entrepreneurs took daily action to get to where they are today.

The first step in making these great impacts is famously known as “just start.” While that’s a critical step, it’s not enough to just get started.

I’m going to come right out of the gate and tell you one of my biggest pet peeves.

I see it a lot in business, and every single time, it makes me want to shake my wine glass and scream “YOU are worthy!”

That pet peeve? When people discount their best-selling tool – themselves.

Have you ever had one of those days where you sit down with your good friend Google and ask, “how do I become a booked-out virtual assistant?”

You know those moments.

The ones where you’re desperate for change, for something new. Those moments where you want to throw in the corporate towel and start living life on your own terms.

Becoming a virtual assistant is truly one of the best ways to scale your income, work your own flexible hours, and make a major impact.

I woke up after a sleepless night, holding what felt like the weight of the world on my shoulders. The struggles and tribulations of my clients. The stressors of running a business and managing a team. The expectation to know it all and always get it right the first time.

I think it’s safe to say that a lot of us have fallen into this concept that our worth is determined by our productivity. Or something like…The harder you work, the more money you will make. But being valuable or becoming a successful entrepreneur doesn’t mean you have to work 12+ hour days for months on end.

Building a business is pretty terrifying on its own. But when you add having to actually show up for it, it makes it seem pretty impossible, doesn’t it? So what do you do? You’ve checked off the boxes. You’ve created a website, signed up for your email marketing platform, made a string of posts that don’t perform, and you are left questioning what you’re doing wrong.

“Do you have what it takes?” I know you’ve heard this question before and while it can be a motivating line, it’s actually not clear what IT is? I think we have to start by defining IT for ourselves. From side hustles to start-ups, entrepreneurs have this relentless pull to work harder, work MORE, and yep, work even longer than you worked yesterday if that’s actually possible.

I've spent the last week sending out countless rate increase letters to my clients. It was just time. I spend so much of my time and energy growing my business's systems, the level of support I offer and refining our processes as I go along. So it's safe to say that AKVA has only gotten better over time.

The truth is, I doubt myself everyday. Doubt comes up in moments where I can’t figure out the perfect workflow of a program. It comes up again in moments when a mistake or oversight is made that I didn’t have control over. And it even comes up when I see other businesses scaling faster than mine.