Ros Jones helps people grow their business while avoidingburnout.
Ros started in corporate in London, working in change and systems management. With her last job, she was feeling very discontented, getting bored and felt she couldn’t go anywhere. She was thinking of moving into training. But then she got a call to buy into a business coaching franchise, which she did.
Ros introduces a formula from the book "7 habits of highly effective people" by Steven Covey
Be * Do = Have.
She says there are two ways to look at this. Who I am, combined with what I do, gives me what I have. This allows us to take ownership of our lives. It also allows us to make a change. We can look at what we want to have (our goals) and we can then look backwards and see who I need to be and what I need to do to achieve these goals.
She says in some ways it is simple, but we often get in our way.We have constant chatter in our heads. We can control this inner dialogue, and we need to if it becomes negative. We have a set of internal beliefs and values, many of which are set when we are young, often before the age of 7. These can cause negative behaviours that affect the way we behave. We need to work on some of these to ensure that some of these beliefs and values are holding us back. The actions we need to take can also be a challenge. We can feel overwhelmed or fearful and not take action.
Ros thinks that to help with not feeling overwhelmed, weshould plan our day to ensure we achieve the things we need to. Marcus says that it can be hard for photographers as last-minute shoots can come in. Ros says this is a choice, and it’s important to set boundaries. She says it is also important to set aside time for yourself. For our well-being, this is very important. Marcus says this is also very important as part of being a creative person and allowing time for creativity.
Ros says that when she went self-employed, she felt she hadto earn as much as she did when employed, so she just did nothing but sell. But this caused her to feel burnt out. So that personal time is really important. It doesn’t matter what it is you do, but it needs to be away from work. Exercise is one of the things you can do, and there is an exercise show you can listen to here.
As a solopreneur, your business is at risk if you are ill, so it’s important to keep yourself healthy. Ros says this links to the goals that you set to make sure you do those personal things. One of the personal things Ros has done is write a book, which you can find here. The book is about family relationships and covers a period, so it contains some social history, too.
The conversation then moves on to burnout. Ros says it’s important to avoid well ahead rather than looking for signs of it. Ros says if you find yourself syncical and disoriented, with chronic fatigue, digestive problems, etc. But the key is not to get to this stage.
Ros says the thing to avoid is delaying the personal stuff until later. Avoid things like putting off your run as you want to do more work. Marcus thinks that men are generally worse at self-care and self-awareness than women. Ros says we need to get over ourselves and if we have a problem, we need to talk about it.
Ros also has a podcast, “Bold Business”. It is conversations with phenomenal female business leaders in Yorkshire.
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