346: Success Is Rarely All Or Nothing Whether You Are Starting A Business Or Side Hustle, A Solopreneur, Entrepreneur, Mompreneur, Freelancer, Bookkeeper, Virtual Assistant, Business Owner
- Financial Adventure, LLC
- Oct 20
- 5 min read
346: Success Is Rarely All Or Nothing Whether You Are Starting A Business Or Side Hustle, A Solopreneur, Entrepreneur, Mompreneur, Freelancer, Bookkeeper, Virtual Assistant, Business Owner, Or Self-Employed
Have you ever caught yourself thinking it had to be all or nothing? Like, you’re either doing everything perfectly or it doesn’t even count? Maybe it’s that I’m either all in on this new habit or I’ve failed again. Or I’m either working nonstop or completely checked out. For so many accountants and high-stress professionals, this kind of black-and-white thinking feels normal, even productive. It gives us a false sense of control. But it’s actually one of the biggest mindset traps keeping you stuck, exhausted, and constantly feeling like you’re falling short. Today, we’re diving into how all-or-nothing thinking shows up in your life, why it keeps you from growing, and how to start breaking free so you can feel more balanced, focused, and proud of the life you’re building. Let’s dive in…
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Show Notes:
Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to this new series I’m doing on this podcast. My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast episodes, which will continue to help you take control of and understand your business finances with topics that ultimately impact your bottom line. I have many business owners, accountants, and other high-stress professionals who listen to this podcast, and I want to get more help out there for individuals like you when it comes to mastering your mindset. I’ll be taking a few moments each week to touch on topics that many high-stress professionals are dealing with and provide solutions to help you increase your overall well-being. Because I know your time is valuable, just like the Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast, my goal is to keep these episodes short and straight to the point but full of useful information to help you succeed in not only your professional life but your personal life as well.
Have you ever caught yourself thinking it had to be all or nothing? Like, you’re either doing everything perfectly or it doesn’t even count? Maybe it’s that I’m either all in on this new habit or I’ve failed again. Or I’m either working nonstop or completely checked out. For so many accountants and high-stress professionals, this kind of black-and-white thinking feels normal, even productive. It gives us a false sense of control. But it’s actually one of the biggest mindset traps keeping you stuck, exhausted, and constantly feeling like you’re falling short. Today, we’re diving into how all-or-nothing thinking shows up in your life, why it keeps you from growing, and how to start breaking free so you can feel more balanced, focused, and proud of the life you’re building. Let’s dive in…
When we think of all-or-nothing thinking, we usually see it first in kids. You’ve probably heard something like, “Nobody likes me,” or “Everybody got to go except me!” When we hear kids talk like that, we smile because we know it’s not true. But when it’s us, when we start thinking “Everything went wrong today,” or “I can never get ahead,” or “This busy season is going to burn me out again,” we don’t question it. We believe it. And that’s where the problem begins.
All-or-nothing thinking feels comforting because it gives your brain a shortcut. You don’t have to feel uncertain. You don’t have to explore the “in-between.” It’s cleaner. Simpler. Safer. But it’s also the exact thing that keeps you from growing into your next version of yourself. The version who is calm, capable, confident, and in control, no matter what’s happening around you. I see this all the time with my clients inside The RE*INVENTION™ Process. They start by believing they’re either winning or losing. They are on top of everything or completely behind. They see their worth through the lens of what got done, how many clients they served, or how “in control” they felt that day. But once they start to see that the world isn’t black and white, that success and failure can exist together, everything starts to shift for them. They stop waiting for the “perfect” time to start something new. They stop abandoning themselves the moment things don’t go as planned. And they begin creating balance from the inside out, not because life got easier, but because they stopped making it all or nothing.
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