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Permission
I subconsciously think I need permission to make changes in my business, only offer certain services, raise my prices or do things differently than everyone else. This probably comes from working for someone else in a corporate environment before having my own business. After almost seven years, I am finally realizing that I don’t need permission. I think this happens a lot with small business owners. Guess what? You have permission to do whatever you want with your business and career. What works for other planners might not work for you. Or you may have a unique way of doing things that no one else is doing.
You have permission to:
Not offer wedding day coordination services any longer
Only offer wedding day coordination service if that is what you love
To raise your prices
Not work on Mondays (or Fridays)
Only work one weekend per month
Set office hours and expect clients to respect them
Stop doing anything you aren’t passionate about
Stop doing destination weddings
Start doing destination weddings
Be perfectly content with where your business is today
Keep your business small
Build a million dollar planning company
Completely restructure your business
Not have interns
To be a part-time event planner
To close or sell your business if it isn’t working for you
Be perfectly happy working for someone else
Outsource all decor and floral
Trust whatever your intuition is telling you
Just be a designer, not a coordinator
Just be a coordinator, not a designer
Have you ever felt like you needed permission to make changes and decisions in your business or career?
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Thanks for your encouragement Debbie. I’m in a big transition stage for my business and I REALLY needed to hear this. After three years of planning, I’ve learned an incredible amount about my capabilities and what I love to do and don’t.
So glad this helped Lorraine. Thanks for being part of our community here. I look forward to more comments from you!
Great, supportive post Debbie. I think its hard when you are no longer a “new” planner and you start to realize there are aspects of your business that you are no longer excited about or may be discouraged that you are not at the point where you had once envisioned you would be by now. I had to give myself permission to dissolve my old, weddings only, focused business, Precious Moments Weddings and Events, and start something fresh doing only the things that I love. I now am focusing more on event design and party supplies and stylings for children’s parties, showers, and still a little bit of weddings, through my new business, Little Bird Celebrations. These smaller parties may not make me as much profit, and people may not think that they are as “important” as weddings, but they are little celebrations that I have fun planning and my clients really enjoy the results of. I think we all need to give ourselves permission sometimes to change and grow, even if not in the direction we purposefully were moving towards.
Katie, thank you so much for sharing this. It is wonderful that you recognized the need to change your business to better fit what you are passionate about. Kuddos to you and thank you for taking time to comment!