Building your business is hard but that does not mean you should neglect your personal relationships. Yes, as an entrepreneur you face long hours and total dedication to your dreams but it’s important to understand that personal relationships are the backbone of any business venture and without them, your business performance will suffer.
In this article, we’ll take a look at how you can help build personal relationships and improve your entrepreneurial journey. Here goes…
Prioritising Relationships
One of the biggest issues is the simple understanding that relationships are important. You should ensure you place value on your relationships and hold them in high regard.
Many entrepreneurs place their relationships at the bottom of the list. This is a huge mistake, we all need human connection for mental well-being and for long-term success and happiness. Your business success will also be measured by your ability to build and maintain personal and business relationships.
Make Time
Ensure you schedule time for your personal relationships. Don’t be that person that never organises anything because they are too busy. Organise events and days out with your family and friends. Don’t leave it to others to invite you, be proactive.
Of course, you are busy but try to be on time and don’t flake at the last minute. Being constantly late or cancelling your arrangements will have undesirable effects on your friends and family. They may end up feeling unimportant or disrespected.
When things crop up that are urgent and you need to cancel ensure you do so way in advance and give the news in a phone call rather than just a text message.
Set Boundaries
Ensure you separate your work from your personal time. Ensure you are fully present for your friends and family by avoiding checking emails or taking business calls during your relationship time.
Yes, you are passionate about your business but your friends and family are important too. Separating your business and personal life will ensure you get some valuable downtime and are ready to get back to work refreshed and bristling with new ideas.
Practice Self-Care
In order to be the best person to be around, you need to take care of yourself too. Ensure you’re getting enough sleep, eating well and setting aside time for exercising.
Doing these basics will ensure that you are alert and present for your loved ones when you are with them.
Building a Supportive Network
Entrepreneurship can be lonely. Building a supportive friendship group will be essential. Your friendship group will give support both practical and emotional in times of need. Ensure you too are available to reciprocate as and when necessary.
Be sure to build relationships that are not directly connected to your business. These relationships will provide different perspectives and insights.
Consider taking on hobbies that do not have monetisation as a goal and share those with your friends to build a connection.
Unplug regularly
Technology can make it feel as though we are connecting when in fact we are not interacting in a way that builds deep connections.
Ensure you unplug from your phone and reach out to people in person. Have real conversations face to face and ask about your friend’s day. There is so much that can be said in person that cannot be said easily via messaging apps.
Practice Saying Thank You
Saying thank you is such a simple thing and it costs nothing. Yet, sometimes as busy entrepreneurs we forget to say it, especially to our friends and family.
Ensure you take the time to regularly thank your friends and family for their support and understanding.
A simple thank you can go a long way in making people feel valued and appreciated.
Give Back
Relationships work both ways. Ensure you are not only receiving the benefits of healthy relationships but you are giving too.
Don’t ‘give’ just by having good thoughts and intentions in your head. Ensure you actualise those thoughts into actions that can be appreciated by your friends and family.
For example, rather than just thinking about what a great friend you have, consider arranging a meeting with that friend for drinks to show your appreciation for their support other than on their birthday.
Ensure you give monetarily or with your time to causes that are important to yourself and also to the interests of your friends and family.
Celebrate Milestones
Ensure you celebrate your successes with those who been there for you along the way.
Sharing these key milestones will strengthen your connection and shows you value them in your life.
Final thoughts
Building personal relationships as an entrepreneur will take effort. In today’s technologically connected world, it’s easy to fall into the trap of just sending a quick text message to get the feeling of connection.
In order to build and grow your relationships you will need to do more by prioritising relationships, valuing their time by turning up on time and not flaking at the last minute.
You should consider unplugging from your phone and set aside time for your friends and family.
Saying thank you regularly and celebrating your wins with your loved ones will help build connection and trust and make you a better person to do business with.
Good luck!
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