How are you going to spend your energy? That’s the question for this week’s show and it’s an important one because we ultimately get a choice on what we choose to give our energy to.
As a solopreneur and/or business owner, you would hope that your energy is going to first yourself but also to your team and into serving others. This is difficult when we get thrown off track due to dealing with incompetent individuals that over-promise and underdeliver. It’s these individuals that soak up so much of our energy that could be used in much more productive places.
Today, I’m going to walk you through how to deal with these people so that they don’t get in the way of your calling and what you were put on this earth to do. As a business owner, you can’t avoid outsourcing tasks, but you can control whom you outsource them to and how to govern yourself when people don’t hold up their end of the bargain!
𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠
Time is not renewable. If you’re spending all your time being angry, you don’t have that time to use on something that’s positive.
You have a choice in how you use your energy. You can use one minute to be irritated or use that one minute to move forward.
You can’t serve, be present, or make a lasting impact if your energy is going toward dealing with madness.
ℍ𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜
Acknowledge the things that are causing you to be angry and that are knocking you off your game. Make note of it, short-circuit your response in the moment, and intentionally decide how you’re going to address it.
Laurel Rutledge’s human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women’s leadership coach.
Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.
After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.
After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.
From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She’s achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.
She’s also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: “lead with your heart, act with your head.”
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