This blog post stems far from the norm of my usual banter of social media, inbound marketing,virtual assistance, time management or productivity and I trust that is acceptable. A few of other my other posts discuss branding, people buy from people, be real, be authentic and transparent. Well this is one of those posts. Sharing a little bit of me, further adding to the human touch. I am not just a virtual robot managing your online business. I think sometimes we forget that there is a human behind the content.
Today I am writing about family and the strong bonds that tie us together. Are you interested? I am not really sure but I will share anyway because sometimes we all just need a voice.
I began this company after both my mother and sister passed away from breast cancer. I knew that I needed more and wanted to be able to share my passion for giving back and helping others. I spent 6 months researching businesses and initially discovered the personal assistant/errand and concierge industry. My role expanded into 100% virtual when I joined Twitter and it has only grown from there.
So that is part of my story. Today I am traveling to Miami Fl to say my last goodbyes to my 34 year old niece; my sister’s daughter. I don’t know how much time she has left but all I know is I must get to Florida. I certainly let US Air know this too, with lots of very big words and 3 hours of trying to book matching connecting flights with my daughter. I didn’t want her to make this flight alone.
We now have three generations of women in my family battle this dreaded disease and lose their fight.
My point here?
There is nothing more sacred than family. Cherish them while they are here. Tell them every day how much you love them and never take them for granted. Life is too short to miss these opportunities.
Your job will always be there or another will. Make sure you have a very healthy work life balance enabling you to MAKE time for the important parts of life.
How many hours do you spend at the office, behind a computer or on your mobile phone? Is it all that vital? Do you ever shortchange the people in your life because of work? We all need financial stability, but at what price.
Rethink your day today. Your time with friends and family and please do me this one favor: make more time for them. Put down the phone. Close the computer and truly be present and engage!! Give them a hug. Share the love because you never know when a life could end.
If this post resonates with you, please share it with your community, your network. I appreciate it very much. “Pay it Forward!”
Your post resonated with me completely. I do what I do to spend more time with my family. I have to catch myself and remind myself to put down the electronics from time to time. I have so much drive and motivation to get work done, work on my business and grow it that I get wrapped up in it. I am passionate about almost everything I do and an incredible amount of drive that it overcomes me. When I do realize, I put it down and crawl on the floor with my little one, build blocks buildings and run through the house as a race car. I didn’t want to send my little one to daycare full-time and a difficult pregnancy allowed me to realize that it is possible to help businesses from afar.
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Although I don’t personally know you, I will think of you because hearing things like this weigh heavy on my heart and on my shoulders. I believe that posts like this are ALWAYS acceptable. It let’s people identify with you a on different level and let’s them know you are real…just like they are. Hang in there during this difficult time.
Thank you so much Angie. Time with friends and family is so important and shouldn’t be put on the back burner. Life is way too short and you don’t want to live with regrets.
Best to you!!