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Building a Business while Working Takes a Toll, Here is How to Manage it
Trying to build a business while you’re working can get challenging, especially if your job is very demanding and there’s a lot expected of you.
And you have to work late or, put out more fires.
Work can bring more responsibilities than usual.
By the time you get off work, you are exhausted and don’t have any energy. You don’t have any ability to focus on being creative and doing the things you need to do to push your business forward.
It can be very frustrating. Because you start missing deadlines, you start missing milestones, and the next thing you know, you’re in the same position as when you first started.
The reason why I know all of this too well is that I’ve lived it. It’s something that I’ve gone through over and over again in the building of my business.
I wanted to offer you some tips on things you can do to manage the growing responsibilities of starting a business while maintaining a good performance level at your current job.
Set reasonable expectations and start small.
You don’t need to start your business on a grand scale. It’s more advantageous to start a business small for two reasons.