Structure or freedom?

Many of the entrepreneurs I work with have a complicated relationship with “structure”.

They want to be more focused, calm and structured. Yet, they want to keep their spontaneity and freedom. They think it is either or. And it is costing them. They are all over the place, literally. And it creates stress on the whole system of business, family, and friends.

People often think that I am super structured, because I have been in consulting for so long. They are right, but I also have refined it over the years. Reason why: Structure gives me freedom. And peace and progress.

"If you spend 10-12 minutes planning your day, you’ll save up to 2 hours of time that would have otherwise gone to waste." From Eat the Frog by Brian Tracy.

And imagine what you and we all can do with this time?

So, how about this structure that creates freedom? Some first steps:

- What you do need is be clear about what is important to you and what your goals are when you do the planning, set goals for business, health and private life - if that is what you value
- Work on your mindset that “you are choosing what is important to you”, „you can block a day for creative work”, “you are free to change your mind and adapt your plan” - should you want it
- Commit to a yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily planning routine - yes, it needs all levels but the time you put in will pay back afterwards
- Have everything (e.g. work meetings, sport, date night, blocker for focus time) in one calendar

What this self mastery process will do is help you become aware of what is important to you, what you are prioritising and why, what you can realistically achieve, what no longer serves you.

Build a personal system that allows for the dance between divergence and convergence - whilst you grow and progress in your live.

Divergence means opening up, creating space to explore, play, develop ideas, being spontaneous …. And convergence means setting time aside to plan, to focus and just get s** done.*

Life has both and life needs both. So, plan and make space for it. Especially if you want to grow a business and lead more consciously. Only then will you start to really feel free.

Clarity and structure creates freedom.

What is your experience?