Why I am not dreading surgery

Today I am having surgery.

For the last year, about once a month, I've had terrible abdominal pain. Worse than childbirth (and I had 4 kids naturally!). I'm stubborn, so I kept trying different natural remedies and changed my diet, instead of seeing a doctor. On the evening of Memorial Day, the pain came but it was worse than ever before. I spent the entire night writhing in pain, throwing up, and trying every medicine and oil I had in the cupboard to dull the pain. Nothing helped. In the morning, we were the first in line at Urgent Care. They ran blood tests and did a CT scan and concluded that I have gallstones. Because it's been a year of monthly attacks, they deemed surgery as necessary.

So today I am having surgery.

It's outpatient and laparoscopic, so I am believing that it will all be OK.

My biggest concern is the recovery time. I need to be able to work! Not because I'm worried about my company or because I don't trust my staff. I know everything will run smoothly because I have the correct systems in place. I've trained everyone well and there are checks and balances in place to keep everyone accountable. I just like working!

I feel so blessed that I don't dread Mondays. I love getting up early and facing the new week. I love the challenges and I love the work I do. The parts of my business that give me a headache are outsourced to other people. I truly don't hate any part of my job or my position.

Whenever someone comments, "I hope this week goes fast!" or "Can't wait until Friday!" I really don't understand what they mean. I absolutely love my life and I love what I do. 

Is everything easy-breezy? No way! There are hard days, stressful days, and huge challenges to overcome. But I have determined to love my life and I have determined to have staff fill in the areas that are NOT my unique ability. The areas that I am not good at are the very areas that someone else is gifted at! So it only makes sense for me to operate in my strengths 90% of the time and hire staff to do the same.

I'm not looking forward to surgery, but I am not afraid, either. I know I have a support team around me. I know I can take a week off of working and nothing will fall apart. Systems, automation, and delegation are the keys to loving your life and loving your business!

​Now, off to surgery!

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