When You Get Emotionally Attached in Your Home Business

by Kori Rodley Irons | More from this Blogger

24 Apr 2007 11:05 AM

Have you ever heard people refer to their work, business, or project as "their baby"? How can we NOT care about the outcome and well-being of our home businesses-we put so much blood, sweat, and tears into them? Becoming too emotionally attached can be a bit of a problem, however, when it clouds our judgment or makes it tough for us to make objective business decisions.

I am not really someone who can subscribe to the "it's just business" school either. I do feel like I bring my emotions and my cares and concerns into my home business. But, I have also learned that getting too emotionally attached to a business outcome is not necessarily a good thing. At some point, if I feel myself really fussing and perseverating and clinging to something in my home business, I know that I have probably become too emotionally attached and I need to back off and gain some more objective perspective.

Setting the problem or issue or aside, or getting in touch with a mentor or outside friend can be just the way to help me see how I have become enmeshed or too emotional about something as it relates to my business. This can really be challenge if we become personally involved or attached to a client or customer. Many of us are doing business with people who are our friends, and people we have known in other capacities. This makes it hard NOT to get emotional and confused with where personal ends and business begins.

In summary, while eradicating emotions entirely from your home business is probably neither wise nor practical, it can become important to get things into perspective if you feel you have become too emotionally charged, or emotionally attached to situations going on in your work.

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