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Why Work-Life Alignment?
Work-life alignment is especially important to female entrepreneurs because their businesses are often built from who they are, not just what they do. Often the core values women believe to be true in their lives are also reflected in their business.
Here are the reasons work-life alignment matters so deeply:
1. Entrepreneurship amplifies every decision
Women who run businesses often have multiple roles—CEO, parent, partner, caregiver, community member. When these roles conflict instead of support each other, burnout can happen. Alignment helps prevent fragmentation and so you feel better day to day about your business and your life. When you put systems into your company, you will have more time to devote to your family, friends and passions outside of work.
2. Many women start businesses for freedom—not another job
Female entrepreneurs often choose entrepreneurship for:
- Flexibility
- Autonomy
- Purpose
- Lifestyle design
Work-life alignment protects the original reason for starting the business in the first place. Sometimes these things get lost as the business grows, that's why putting boundaries, structure and systems in place will create ease in your life.
3. Growth requires space
Creativity, innovation, and strategic thinking don’t come from hustle. They come from:
- rest
- reflection
- nervous system regulation
- time to zoom out
Alignment creates the mental spaciousness required to scale a business sustainably. In order to achieve this space, implementing systems is critical.
Ease by Design© Program
The Ease by Design© Program was created by Cathy Thompson and is a culmination of the systems she uses for creating ease in each of the businesses and projects she manages.
"I literally don't know how Cathy does it, running all of her successful businesses and making time for her busy family."
Ease by Design© is the first step in creating efficiencies in your business so you can focus on the things in your life that you love.
The program is for female founders of service-based businesses who are tired of working all the time and missing out on being present in their own lives.
During this 4 week, online program you will learn strategies to create ease in your business that are simple, sustainable and specific. Each week Cathy will teach a component and allow you hands on time to work on it in real time. Immediate application will create faster results.
Don't spend another day wasting time and doing things they way they have always been done. You change over time and so should your business.
The danelion: secrets to growing your successful business
Now Available!
Do you have a calling to start your own business? Are you an established female business owner who is looking to expand your company or revisit it after a break? Do you want to make the jump from part-time business to full-time? Renew inspiration and momentum in your business and acquire those qualities of being a successful business owner to create flow and abundance.
"Cathy offers simple and concise strategies that can help both aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs to approach entrepreneurship with refreshing clarity. With over 30 years of experience shared, Cathy's insights are timely and relevant, a true testament to the success she has had in her own entrepreneurial journey. A highly recommended read for any woman in business!"
- Maria Locker, Founder & CEO of RevolutionHER
Countless books and resources are readily available to us, but how do you know you are getting information from a knowledgeable female business owner who has the lived experience with a variety of business models and challenges? Maximize your time and reduce your frustrations with this carefully crafted book that addresses your most pressing business concerns while offering tried and true strategies and concepts from real-world experiences.
As a 30-year veteran of entrepreneurship, Cathy Thompson has created an easy-to-follow roadmap using the schematic of a dandelion to show you how you can easily start and operate your own business (and enjoy it!). She brings you on the journey of the growth of a dandelion in the same way you would grow a business. Cathy infuses her personal experiences in business to bring clarity to the concepts, so you feel motivated, energized, and inspired to increase your revenue and build more free time into your days.
