For many years I felt everything was urgent in my business.
It felt like I was putting the fires down, but… nothing felt complete.
I was in a loop of reacting to my client’s needs or urgent business’ needs.
I wasn’t looking forward to checking on tasks list in the morning. It never ended, by the way.
I felt productive but tired. I was always working, but yet nothing felt done.
There was no space to grow my business, because urgent task took priority.
And creating content or products were pushed down each month.
I felt I was constantly doing the same thing: answering emails, client’s work and fixing things.
And funnily, my to do list was full by the end of the week, my brain felt fried and I felt no sense of closures at the end for the week.
I realised that when everything feels urgent, the nervous system stays in response mode. I wasn’t choosing what mattered the most for me.
I was reacting to what was the loudest in my business.
For many years I was maintaining my business, not grow it.
I had days when I felt like a needle on a vinyl record player stuck in one groove.
It feels like movement — but nothing progresses.
Just the same moment looping again and again.
Have you ever felt like this?
No wonder I felt constantly tired, even when I rested.
In that state a trust started to dissolve slowly.
I started to doubt I will ever have time.
I started to lose trust in my systems.
I started to lose trust in myself.
I caught myself saying:
“I should be further by now”
“Why does this feel so hard?”
“Maybe I’m just bad at this”
I not only did all the work for my business alone, wearing all the huts, but also supporting my clients.
I loved it, but I felt it wasn’t right.
I needed something to take me off that vinyl record player.
I needed a structure to hold it.
I needed to pause.
What I realised was that I had weak structures, too much switching between tasks, not focusing on what really mattered, including rest. I needed systems that were not under pressure but bringing in ease and clear next steps.
I had to slow down enough to see it clearly.
Decide what no longer works for me and truly say goodbye to it.
Choose what actually needed my focus.
Set systems that allowed me finish things, not only touch on them and leave.
I started to feel safe in my business, a little by little.
Had less priorities
More focused time
And systems that reduced decision making.
So when a day or week ended, I had that sense of completion.
And what I noticed pretty quickly was that I could finally have a good rest over the weekend.
My mind wasn’t ruminating around unfinished tasks and wondering what more it could do.
It felt hold, safe and finally rested.
And I can’t say I’m in the perfect spot.
But I’m in the better place now. I feel safer in my business.
Urgency happens, but it became a friend of mine.
If everything in your business feels urgent right now,
it might not be asking for more effort, it might be asking for a pause and:
- What is my priority right now?
- What needs to be let go of?
- What structures or systems would hold me better?
Let’s step off the vinyl record and let the music play 🙂