One of the most common principles often advised is to focus on a project, to work, or to try and be productive following a life event such as this. It can sound easier said than done, but many Dads open businesses or pursue their careers more diligently now they have more free time to fill.
Of course, it’s important to note that opening a business should not be used as a distraction, as a means of avoiding your personal responsibilities and also being gentle with yourself. That said, it can also give you focus in a world that might feel rudderless, inspiring you to display your best qualities at a time when your confidence may have taken a hit.
So, how might a Dad open a business with post-divorce focus? In this post, we’ll discuss a few measures you could take in that direction:
Finding Your Niche & Insight
Learning to develop a business includes a measure of autobiographical thinking, assuming what your strength and experience have to offer, and using the insight you have to fix a problem you think needs fixing.
Finding your niche in the business world is not easy, but it does help you discover how you’d like to spend your days and what kind of connections you’d like to build. Perhaps you’ve always been a dab hand at marketing, and so hope to begin learning about SEO management and content production using book resources and following authoritative voices online.
Perhaps you’ve always worked out, and feel you could help others train for a triathlon with the insight you’ve built over decades. Write a full mission statement about who you are, what you hope to achieve, and what market you think you could fit in. It may help you curate a strong first foothold.
Post-Divorce Focus: Invest Asset Value In Your Venture
This is just a gentle reminder that you can do this, and not outlined financial advice. Now, while divorces are hardly considered profit-seeking enterprises, it’s true that they involve an appropriate restructuring of the prior family finances. It may be that you’ve now sold off cars used together and your household, which means you may have more money from downsizing your living situation.
If you have these funds, you could potentially invest them in your venture. This should only come after directly costing the investment it would take to get started, to acquire the equipment needed to produce value, to get licensed and certified, and to properly establish your branding through competent graphic design. It can be a productive method of investing your finances, and with liability protection, you can better avoid a failed venture from necessarily impacting you too hard. Remember, a sensible approach is key.
Consider Operational Standards
It’s good to consider your baseline operational standards. We can’t give you a full guide to running a business of course, but we can discuss the most fundamental necessities to get right. For example – where will your retail location be, if you need one? Serviced offices, or remote working with outsourced colleagues? If you need storage, is it worth buying an old lot where you can get cash for local junk cars and shape the space into a worthy warehousing area?
It’s also important to think of your business values. What kind of money-back guarantee can you offer? What market do you serve, and how will you inspire them to try your business? How will you use your integration in the local community to make something positive out of the culture in the area?
Asking necessary questions like this can help you structure a baseline plan. It’s important to be very clear about the research and the resulting decisions you make, and why those decisions have been made in the first place. This way, you can be sure that your post-divorce approach to commercial life isn’t a reaction to a difficult period in your life, but a focused new direction you could thrive in.
Post-Divorce Focus: Prepare For The Rigors Of Business Life
One of the biggest mistakes ailing couples can make is to have a child, hopefully with the intent of fixing the relationship. Of course, that rarely happens, instead, the stresses and rigors pile onto those that are already present.
The same can be said for business. For that reason, planning a business with diligence can be your best course of action until you feel emotionally stable and confident enough to put a foot out into the world, with a confident chin-up approach, launching your business when ready. Don’t assume running a business is a fix to a life that may have erred in a direction you didn’t expect.
Running a business is hard, and it means taking rejection and difficulty on your chin. For this reason, work on your health. Perfect your sleeping pattern, disconnect from social media, read, and become more confident in yourself. Take classes on business management or lessons in public speaking to confidently project your idea to others. It will help you refocus yourself on someone with more to offer, and this can grant you the confidence you need while undergoing post-divorce clarity.
To conclude, many Dads take new directions in life after divorce. Sometimes, that might involve starting a brand new relationship. However, it’s important to find a hobby, a focus, or a professional pursuit that can inspire you, give you reason to be productive, and keep moving forward. While you might not wish to roll the dice on success so soon, remember that divorce can help you newly focus on your interests, and that you may just be a wiser and necessary business presence for the experience.
With this advice, you’ll be more capable of taking that step out, with the free time and energy to do so.
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