{Day 8} 31 Days of Craft Show Preparation – I Give YOU Permission to Say NO

Overwhelm and questioning your sanity is all part of running a business especially when you add a craft show to the mix. How do you deal with being stressed and over stimulated with every thing that needs to be done?

Meet Ali Bierman

I’ve been participating in another challenge (Yup, I’m challenge addict) called Biztopia. It’s all about connecting and growing your email list. I wanted to share a fabulously inspiring lady with you. Her name is Ali Bierman and after brain surgery she lost her voice completely. You’d think she’d be bitter but no she pressed on and trained her brain to bring her voice back.

In this video post she shares 5 Steps to Rewire Your Brain for Success. (link above ‘Ali Bierman) You’ll have to listen closely because she is still working on getting her voice back. These are great tips and will help you with the overwhelming moments that will certainly come your way as you are building your business.

Learning to Say NO

Molly talks today about getting to know herself and what triggers stress and overwhelm. She also recognizes what makes her feel energized and ‘on target‘ as far as getting ready for the craft show. She sums it up nicely by saying:

The world isn’t going to stop.  People will find their way without my help.  Someone will get it done and it doesn’t have to be me. ~ Molly

I am such a people pleaser and before I can catch myself I’ve agreed to yet another project. This makes things super stressful and I find myself getting angry or resentful at the people for asking me to do things.

You know what? It’s not their fault. I haven’t set the necessary boundaries needed to protect myself. I can say NO and the world will not stop. {Light Bulb Moment} I’m sure I said NO over and over again when I was two – I know my boys sure did.

I give YOU Permission to Say NO

Do you have a difficult time saying No? What do you do to protect your time?

Join me in the 31 Days of Craft Show Preparation by Blogger Molly of http://mollyeleen.wordpress.com. Molly was inspired to do the 31 days challenge when her friends took on the challenge that The Nester hosts each year. (based on the 31 Days to build a better blog by ProBlogger)

 How You Can Participate

1. Visit Molly’s Blog post which has all 31 posts in the series
2. Blog about it. You can do one post for the entire week or one post per day. I’ll be doing one post a day. (31)
3. Chat about it either on the Crochet Business fanpage or in either the CBB Google+ community or CBB Fb group.