We’re living in some pretty insane times right now. To help you weather the storm, I’m offering my 5 best entrepreneur tips for staying sane and leading your business effectively amid the crazy.

Starting, growing and building a business is hard work. You start as a solopreneur, then you hire people, and before you know it, this idea you once had is a living, growing entity that keeps you on your toes and your brain awake with ideas almost every hour of the day. 

I know a lot of us are facing things in our business right now that we’ve never dealt with before. Learning the ins and outs of working with our kids at home. Trying to work with our teams over Zoom calls. It’s all part of the crazy pandemic we are living through at the moment. 

It’s important for us as business owners to make sure we are leading our team well through all the craziness, and still maintaining our own sanity at the same time. 

This month in The Simple Pin Collective (where we talk about Pinterest marketing education), I am doing extra coaching every single week. We’re talking about how to keep moving forward and serving your audience despite all the chaos around us. We’re also giving you access to pin templates and our Pinterest insights dashboard. If you haven’t joined yet, we’d love to have you. 

 

Entrepreneur Tips: 5 Strategies for Not Losing Your Mind

Pinterest is just one part of your business. As a business owner, you have to figure out how to navigate everything going on around you and keep a level head. So let’s talk about five strategies that I use to stay sane as an entrepreneur during crazy times (and right now is just about the craziest time I’ve ever seen). 

#1 – Really Get to Know Your Personality

Gaining a better understanding of my personality through tools like the Enneagram, Kolbe, Strengths Finder, etc. has helped me to know what I need for myself and from my team members. 

Figuring out your personality and how you operate allows you to know who you are and who you are not. 

You can have your team members take the tests and that will help you know and understand them as well. Having this information in hand will help you respond better in a crisis or chaotic situation. 

#2 – Create Hard Stops

I’ve talked about this before on the podcast. Hard stops are firm boundaries you set in your day. They are the hours you set for yourself, just for you. 

For example, I do not check my email in the mornings before 8 am or in the evenings after 5 pm. I created this hard stop after I opened up an email first thing in the morning and had it ruin my day.

Putting up these boundaries keeps me safe from things that could have power over my day. Only handling information during specific times allows you to prepare mentally and emotionally for them. These hard-stops are non-negotiable for me. 

#3 – Have Designated Maker Days and Manager Days

I lead a team of 38 people working at Simple Pin. Each week, I have a lot of meetings and people I need to touch base with. I also have to schedule:

* my podcast recordings

* interviews as a guest on other podcasts

* calls with potential clients

* calls with colleagues