When it comes to running your business, do you have a philosophy about how your personal life, beliefs, priorities, values, etc. should intersect with your business? It’s not always an easy question to reconcile, and everyone will have a little bit of a different take about what is appropriate and what isn’t. Perhaps you’ve heard that you should let everything about your personal life be personal, and everything about your business be about your business. To put it another way, the two should have very little to do with each other.
Depending on the situation, that advice might be appropriate; however, today we’d like to ask you to consider when it’s appropriate for your personal values and priorities and beliefs to intersect with your business for your benefit.
Take a moment to consider what you’re passionate about. Is there a place for those personal passions to benefit your business? Are you a charitable person? How might you utilize your knack for charity to benefit your business? Are you frugal? Can you turn your frugality into a tool to benefit your business’s bottom line? Find what you care about personally, and use it to your business’s benefit. Not only will you be helping your business, you’ll find fulfillment in utilizing the talents you have and pouring them into your work.
Finally, there’s always a time and place to keep the personal and business separate; however, when there’s an intersection of the two that will be beneficial to both you personally and to your business, don’t be afraid to put your talents to work and do what you’re good at!