Let's start at the very beginning

.... A "very good place to start."

I can handle do-overs. I have had a lot of them in my life. Most of them were of my own volition, though; I'd had a plan, and knowing the transition was coming gave me a springboard to make the transition relatively stress-free.

This time I had no warning.

I'd probably become steady and happy and was willing to put up with a lot. I was planning long term and trying to see the big picture. I don't like details. I can plan them in when I am goal-planning, but I hate executing them when everything is a mess. It's a result of bad planning. And I got caught with my pants down. I didn't know enough about my own business.

I am distressed. I don't know what to do next.

I didn't see myself being where I am and I have no idea how to plan for what has happened because I am still processing it. I cannot analyze my options because I don't have enough information.

What do I need to know? I don't even know.

I know I can operate a business because I can bring clients in the door. I am good at that, really good. But I am also bored with the work I am doing and would love some better challenges.

How do I take that on without sacrificing what I have built? How do I keep the parts of my job that I like and manage to delegate away the parts that make me crazy?

Stay tuned...