Comments on: What do you learn from chronic illness or pain? http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/02/what-do-you-learn-from-chronic-illness-or-pain/ Mon, 07 May 2012 12:58:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Self employment, Virtual employment and Being the boss when you live with chronic illness http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/02/what-do-you-learn-from-chronic-illness-or-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-12456 Self employment, Virtual employment and Being the boss when you live with chronic illness Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:23:56 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=564#comment-12456 [...] reader asked me to write about this: I would really like to see more profiles with people who own their own business like [...] [...] reader asked me to write about this: I would really like to see more profiles with people who own their own business like [...]

]]> By: Rosalind Joffe aka cicoach.com http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/02/what-do-you-learn-from-chronic-illness-or-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-12295 Rosalind Joffe aka cicoach.com Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:34:26 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=564#comment-12295 Good hearing from you and thank you for sharing that, Sherry. I send you my wishes for your health! Good hearing from you and thank you for sharing that, Sherry. I send you my wishes for your health!

]]> By: Sherry http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/02/what-do-you-learn-from-chronic-illness-or-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-12294 Sherry Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:20:46 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=564#comment-12294 Hi Sandra and Rosalind, I also depend of myself for support with a coaching business. I have MS and have been treated this last year for additional medical conditions requiring difficult and life changes surgeries. The most important realization for me was I wanted to live. I could have died during the surgery and had only days between when I was told my condition and when I would have the surgery. Knowing what I wanted and feeling that in my mind and body shifted how I responded to what was happening. I have experienced being focused on the current day and doing what I what to do and do well as an simple and more complete way for me to accomplish my goals. When I don't stay present and focused on what I want to do and can do well and while taking care of myself I get very little I want done and feel worse. My business and my health then suffer and I have self doubts. Everyone needs support and in business that is also true. Learning what you can hire someone else to do for you and how you can work with other business owners to share that expense can give you more time. This can happen in many different ways now because of the ability to work from home and from the computer and services that can be shared over the web. Being honest with myself about what I want and what I like doing has helped me focus on how to support myself and find the additional support I need when I need it. Hi Sandra and Rosalind,
I also depend of myself for support with a coaching business. I have MS and have been treated this last year for additional medical conditions requiring difficult and life changes surgeries. The most important realization for me was I wanted to live. I could have died during the surgery and had only days between when I was told my condition and when I would have the surgery. Knowing what I wanted and feeling that in my mind and body shifted how I responded to what was happening. I have experienced being focused on the current day and doing what I what to do and do well as an simple and more complete way for me to accomplish my goals. When I don’t stay present and focused on what I want to do and can do well and while taking care of myself I get very little I want done and feel worse. My business and my health then suffer and I have self doubts. Everyone needs support and in business that is also true. Learning what you can hire someone else to do for you and how you can work with other business owners to share that expense can give you more time. This can happen in many different ways now because of the ability to work from home and from the computer and services that can be shared over the web. Being honest with myself about what I want and what I like doing has helped me focus on how to support myself and find the additional support I need when I need it.

]]> By: Rosalind Joffe aka cicoach.com http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/02/what-do-you-learn-from-chronic-illness-or-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-12269 Rosalind Joffe aka cicoach.com Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:48:30 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=564#comment-12269 I know you're right about that, Sandra. I'll write on it -- and hopefully we'll get others to weigh in, too. But as for working for yourself or for someone else -- if you're feeling guilty about your choice, that's you and not your supervisor. You' can do that to yourself with or without someone else to think you're a slacker. I know you’re right about that, Sandra. I’ll write on it — and hopefully we’ll get others to weigh in, too. But as for working for yourself or for someone else — if you’re feeling guilty about your choice, that’s you and not your supervisor. You’ can do that to yourself with or without someone else to think you’re a slacker.

]]> By: Sandra http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/02/what-do-you-learn-from-chronic-illness-or-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-12268 Sandra Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:35:24 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=564#comment-12268 I would really like to see more profiles with people who own their own businesses like you. I am so demanding on myself, that when I am sick or in pain, I feel guilty about not going to work. I would rather not apologize for not being able to come to work and work when I can because I know I am not a slacker. More business owners please! I would really like to see more profiles with people who own their own businesses like you. I am so demanding on myself, that when I am sick or in pain, I feel guilty about not going to work. I would rather not apologize for not being able to come to work and work when I can because I know I am not a slacker.

More business owners please!

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