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By Maura Vella, guest blogger and business advisor at Cultivate Advisors<\/a> and co-owner of 105F Hot Yoga & Pilates<\/a><\/p>\n

Raise your hand if you remember the last time you took the whole weekend off.<\/p>\n

When was the last time you felt you got to focus for a single day rather than putting out fires? When was the last time you took a chunk of time to work on the actual growth of your business? That\u2019s right, growth\u2014even during a pandemic. Have you stopped to think beyond being in survival mode and taken the time to plan for growth?<\/p>\n

If you are running your business day-to-day, you may feel like you are on a never-ending treadmill. No matter how fast or hard you work, you just never forge forward.<\/p>\n

If this sounds like you, you are not alone. Many of us get into the wellness industry because we have a passion for helping and serving people. What many of us don\u2019t realize when we open our studio is that owning and running a business on our own can be exhausting and can become more like a chore, rather than having the passion that sparked us to start our studios in the first place.<\/p>\n

You may have thought about seeking out support, but perhaps you\u2019re not sure who to trust. Or, maybe you feel like you can\u2019t afford it and that you\u2019re trapped\u2014all alone\u2014and so, you decide to just figure it out as you go.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m here to share five reasons why it\u2019s imperative for you to work with a trusted business advisor\/coach, how advisors help owners like us, and why I wish I had engaged one much sooner in my journey.<\/p>\n

1. Direction: Advisors help you plan and lay the foundation for future growth<\/h2>\n

Think about your vision and what you want to achieve. (Simply \u201csurviving\u201d isn\u2019t an acceptable vision by the way.)<\/p>\n

How often do you feel like you\u2019re behind on your social media posts? On the contrary, how often do you zoom out to that helicopter view to check in on the bigger picture?<\/p>\n

Together, with an advisor, they can help you connect the dots to achieve this bigger purpose. A good advisor will often nudge you along! Allow your advisor to help you:<\/p>\n