I hope you’ve been doing great and that you’re enjoying life.
My absence has been a result of having too much on my plate 🙁 At Boutique Concierge we help our clients avoid stress and overwhelm through our Personal Assistant and Errand Services, and that’s precisely where I found myself the second half of last year! Completely exhausted and depleted. The shoemaker’s son always goes barefoot 😉
Part of me is very grateful having had that experience: I understand our clients better than ever, and I’ve been able to make some changes in my life that have allowed me to be happy again.. I was in a place where so many are: always running, trying to get all things done both at work and at home, and stressing out because I couldn’t do it all. One day it hit me: I couldn’t continue to live that way – it just wasn’t healthy, and even more important to me just because of the way I’m wired, I wasn’t having fun anymore.
Most of our clients find themselves in this situation. If you’re in this place now, know that I completely understand you, and that this can pass should you want to make some changes.
Like our latest new client. She’s an artist with a pre-teen daughter, and she called us to help her manage her home and personal projects. When we first spoke, she was overwhelmed, frustrated, anxious, and sad about her life. Her days were spent responding to life emergencies: an unexpected call from her daughter’s school, a leak in the garage, a door that won’t lock, the car that needs to be serviced, a bill that is due, a health issue (does any of this sound familiar?) So many things that were in the way of her pursuing her dreams, which is to continue to write lyrics that she can share with the world. She felt her creativity had stopped because she was constantly busy doing things that someone could do for her.
I love connecting with our clients: to listen to them and to understand what their pains are, so I can help them with a plan that will free them up to do what they really want each day.
It’s 100% possible.
However, they (or you if you’re going through the same) are the ones that must take the first step: hire help.
I know, I know, I know… Some of us think “I’ll get it done faster; it takes time to find the right candidate, to train and to trust someone; who’s out there anyway that can do it exactly the way I do?” Well, there aren’t many excellent candidates, but there are some that will do it better than us! If you really want to enjoy your life, the best thing you can do for yourself is to get help as soon as possible.
I did, and I wish I had done it sooner. But again, we’re in this beautiful life to go through experiences that will make us stretch, only to grow and to reap rewards that we could have never anticipated.
Our team and I at Boutique Concierge can’t wait to help more high achievers live the life they dreamed of when they first started their journey towards achieving their dreams.
Who do you know who has stopped having fun? Who do you know who lives in a state of overwhelm and anxiety? Please help by sharing this newsletter with them or contact us so we can talk further.
Life is to be enjoyed. No one has to do it all and the truth is that no one can… unless it is with a little bit of help.
Wishing you lots of fun in the new month ahead 🌸
Naima
