“One last question.” She paused. “When does it get easier?”
For a good hour we’d reviewed her goals, timelines, and action steps. An energetic entrepreneur, she’d left her lucrative but grueling job at the insurance company to strike out on her own. She’d managed to get a steady stream of clients, pay down debt, and develop a reputation as a brilliantly insightful consultant.
But life wasn’t any easier. She recently recovered from surgery, had a niece now diagnosed with cancer, and was implementing new software for her business. She was worn out and overwhelmed.
I resisted the hollow words of “someday”, “eventually”, and “in time.”
“Let’s talk about that next week,” I said.
Starting my law practice decades ago, I worried about having too few clients and tried to get by with just one assistant. For years I slept too little, laughed too little, and worked too much.
Life was exhausting.
Over time, the firm and my small family grew. Eventually? Too much work and too little time.
Life was still hard.
