Starting a business is not easy and hard work. One of the most important things though, is to keep in mind that YOU are important too.

Working your a$$ off, not taking any time off, busy day and night, getting lost in the many things you do … NOT GOOD!

You have to take time to upload that battery. Or you will burn out. The fun will go out of running your business. Your energy levels will drop. You start procrastinating. Your head is not longer in the game. The battery is broken.

There are many ways to prevent that. It’s up to you to take control and manage your schedule. And stick to it.

Someone told me once, a long, long time ago, what happens when you run under a bus tomorrow? Do you think the rest of the world wont be able to solve their problems. They will learn to look elsewhere when you are not there anymore.

So, they will survive 2 days without you. Really.

I decided to only work 4 days a week. I use the Friday’s as an overflow day. The weekends, I am off: Computer is off. Email is off. Work computer is off. I will be back on Monday.

Post like this I write beforehand and schedule posting. Same with social media. Same with my calendar.

Yes, sometimes there is no other option. But it has to be sometimes.

How do you create “me-time” for yourself?

A question I asked myself many times, and I know many women are asking themselves the same question.

First of all, why do you even think that? I know it’s a mindset thing. But if you got even this far in reading (I know, it’s only 2 lines) you are looking for an answer. Or more … a conformation.

Sorry, not giving you that.

I am almost 110% certain you are not. But I can say what ever I want, you won’t believe me anyway.

Yes, maybe you spend a bit too much time on Tic Toc or Facebook. Who doesn’t nowadays? (not really an excuse lol) Besides that its useful to give your brain some relax time, you can change that “too much time” very easily. Set a timer. When it goes of, put your phone away. Or remove your notifications. That way you are not tempted to look at it.

But, if you want your conformation, write down what you do the entire day. You will see that you do a lot of things. Probably small things, but everything together it adds up.

When I started out working for myself, I was the one who most of the time, took care of the household and the kids. Hubby was working.

Of course it was no problem I started working when the kids grew older and left the house. Only thing was, I added the work to everything else I was doing. And I felt so guilty when the house wasn’t clean that much anymore. When I skipped cleaning. Not once, but more than once.

Till I realized, there are 2 people in this household. And now both of us have work outside the house.

I don’t try to create a stir here, but sometimes you have to take a look at what you are doing and if there is someone else who can also do some chores to make life easier for both of you.

Everything changes overtime. Nothing stays the same. Sometimes you have to change to make life better.

You are important too.

Would it not be a perfect world if everybody can have a dream and than just out of the blues, your dream is fulfilled. Like in Aladdin. You don’t have to do anything for it, it just happens. Just like that.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. And that is maybe a good thing, because what do you have to dream about if they came all out just like that.

That doesn’t mean you can not try to make that dream come true. Just don’t expect it will happen overnight. You have to work for it. Probably learn new skills for it.

I spend many years learning, reading, follow successful (or it look like they were successful) entrepreneurs. My most important moment was, when I realized they all tell you the same thing, just in a different way or with different words. And they all tell you just enough to make you curious and spend money on them, to realize that you still have nothing.

Learning the basic and skills is just half what it cost to move forward. You need help to implement it too (exceptions are always there) and help to keep you going. That’s why there are so many different kind of coaches nowadays. All focussing on just one part of many. Not many combine everything. Well there are some, but that will cost you dearly.

Coming back on my title of this writing …..

What is your dream? What skill do you have to learn to make it true?

You have a dream …

A dream to start your own business and become successful. To earn some money enough to stay home with the kids, to see them grow up. To be part of their life. And at the same time to have some money on the bank.

Nowadays, there are so many options to start your own business or create some “side-hussle” (which is still a business). So many people started with it, because it looked so easy and the person selling it to you convinced you it would be easy. And I was one of them.

The disappointment.

Especially in the MLM business, but also with other online and offline businesses, most completely fail and/or give up within a year or don’t make it to the 5-th year. And than tell others its all fake. It’s not for everybody. You can’t do it without the right education. It only cost you a lot of money.

What I learned over the years …. they are right.

But wrong at the same time.

Especially in the MLM world, people fail, because they don’t see it as a real business. They don’t treat it as a business. Just harass friends and family, and the rest will follow. Just wait, do some events and the money will come in fast. Just put up a website and the bank account will grow in no time. Spend 2 hours on social media and you will be rich within a year.

When you read this and you “failed” your business, do you realize why?

Sounds harsh, I know. That’s why I started teaching people how to do it correctly, how to create the right foundation first and build from there. If I can help 1 person to really get that money on the bank, I havee reach my goal.

BTW, you did NOT fail. You learned. A lot. Use it for your next adventure.

Also, if you know someone who can use the help and who is thinking at starting …. send them my way for a chat …. https://calendly.com/baudinaslikker/30min

Being an full blown introverts makes it extremely difficult to start a business. You have to go soo much out of your comfort zone.

Biggest one for me was bringing myself out there. And after years I am still struggling with it.

What absolutely didn’t work is waiting till “others”, the people who you want to help, don’t know you are there waiting for them, when you don’t get out.

And I still have problems with it. I still only talk about what I do outside my family and friends circle. Like this “website”.

But by taking one small step at the time, I came a long way.

And if you are going that path, be proud of every little step you make.

One email that that someone likes your post and I start with making a new post again. And why not, see how far I come this time hahaha.

A lot has changed in my life the last few years. From being busy at home and trying to get my MLM businesses going, going after every free “how to do it right” options, I started my first successful business.

All these years I learned a lot though. Everybody offers the same crab, just in a different way. The free stuff is just the tip of the iceberg and you can’t really do anything with it. If you want to get the real info, you have to pay big bucks. My bankaccount wasn’t very happy.

Worst of all, when you pay the big bucks, you still don’t get the real help. Especially the “keep you accountable” part is now where to find.

And I hated it.

And now I figured …. years later … that I already found out what I wanted to do.

“Start With Baudina”

I have totally forgotten about this website.

Yesterday I received an email that someone liked a post of me, so I decided to check this out. It looks like a lot have changed since my last posting in 2018. You can even create an entire new website now. I have to think this over, if I want to do that. Just for the simple reason that I already have WordPress sites, but than they are my own.

A lot have changed since 2018.

I even found out I have a lot of (spam) followers. Well, …… welcome guys.