Scale up your business…or scale up your life… ?
I’m having a couple of weeks ‘off’ here which, this holiday, has meant driving up and down the country seeing family and friends, whilst managing puking kids in the back seat.
But don’t feel too sorry for me…It has been lovely too!
From Aberdeen to Northumberland to Brighton and back to Manchester, we’ve made memories, ate lots of ice cream and endured seagull 🐦 bombing attacks (twice!).
And, in between passing sick bags to the three wee ones, it’s given me time to reflect, as I come up to my business birthday next week.
It’s been 6 years since I set up TCC (The Carvalho Consultancy) providing therapy, training and coaching to lawyers – from those who’ve walked in their shoes.
Our boys were 18 months old then . And then, almost 2 years ago, our little miracle baby C arrived.
And you can add to that significant bereavements, family difficulties, our children’s various challenges. All the stuff of life!
I’m glad that life is full. Even though it has its painful moments.
And me and my fellow midlife (ie messy life) therapists and I often talk about this. About how, even though it’s not easy, we think it’s important that there are therapists who are in the messy middle.
Who are right there in the trenches with their clients’ struggles.
Not wafting around like a version of Dame Judi Dench (no criticism of Judi intended) wearing clothes from Hampstead Bazaar, with financial freedom, living a life removed from their clients.
Because we need a diversity in the therapeutic community. Young and more mature, of all ethnicities, abilities, financial statuses and backgrounds.
And if you live a messy life then you need to be prepared for tension. Tension between your values and your priorities.
For me, my tendency can be to over stretch myself. I have big ideas and I get excited 😜. And then I need to step back and remember the busyness of my life and work out what’s actually doable.
So, as TCC (The Carvalho Consultancy) continues to grow this year (watch out for new lawyer-therapists coming soon!) and we continue to attract brilliant clients, I guess I’m ‘scaling’ both my business and my life.
It can be messy. It can feel topsy turvy. But it’s never, ever dull!
And here’s our little lady looking cool in Brighton in mummy’s shades!