Wednesday Wisdom: Light It Up Again

Wednesday Morning, Wednesday Wisdom for Women Entrepreneurs, Female Business Owners

As the bright blue water in our pool calmed down for the first time in five days, I sat poolside with my coffee taking in the sounds of the birds, the hush of no splashing or traffic on our road, and the quiet of the beautiful July morning. Our son departed for the Big Apple an hour earlier, back to his apartment with his wife, and another lively venture home evident from the extra wet towels, Jets football floating in the pool, and empty water bottles and beer cans on the deck.

His visits liven my husband and me up a bit as we recounted the extended weekend where we went to the Counting Crows concert on a last-minute whim, hosted 15 of his high school friends on a rainy day in our pool house, and pool, where he still wanted us to light off fireworks like we always did, and made enough food to feed an army. As I type this wisdom my husband is still sleeping and catching up from the excitement and extended joyful activity.

So if the youth in our lives can shake our aging bodies and minds back into a younger state when we said YES to most things, then why can’t that be the way we act as women entrepreneurs? Once our businesses age, like us, we might limit our enthusiasm, activities, and adventures. Does it take watching up-and-coming or new businesswomen to reignite our flame for entrepreneurship? If we are physically or mentally aging, do we age our business actions as well? It’s a thought worth pondering if you are coming off an enthusiastic Fourth of July extended weekend.

Today’s Wednesday Wisdom is to remind you that we can soak in the energy from the young at heart, adventurous, do-it-anyway generation, and funnel some of that energy into ourselves and our businesses. Perhaps, if you have some fresh lemonade or watermelon left over you enjoy it a bit more today and ponder what new energy you can bring to yourself as an entrepreneur and your company or customers.

If you hosted a big affair as we did, take another half day or so to reflect on the energy of the holiday and instill some of those feelings back into ideas and feelings about your company. We don’t need the bright lights of fireworks, the buzz of the fireflies, or the endless laughter of our children to lighten our vision, we can do it ourselves.