Are you feeling stuck in the weeds of your online business? Are you struggling to grow and scale, despite putting in long hours and hard work? If so, you're not alone. Many online business owners face these challenges at some point in their journey.

The more you focus on your goals, the more likely you are to achieve them. Here are some practical tips to help you stay focused and achieve your goals.

Okay, time for some real honesty today. There have been days when I felt like the term CEO should mean Currently Extremely Overwhelmed. Anyone ever felt the same? Do I see anyone nodding their heads? I’ve had my days when I forced myself to power through, felt guilty about working too slowly or not at all, and believed that I was being lazy. This is the dark side of business that we usually don’t talk about.

As CEOs, we have to honor the fact that we won’t always feel our best, but we can learn how to preserve our energy and our mental space so we can be 100% later. Here are some reminders that have helped me when the going gets tough.

As with all other areas of life, it is important to set boundaries when it comes to how you (and/or your team) work on business. While it may feel uncomfortable or awkward to explicitly state you won’t work at certain times, clarifying these types of details before you start work on a project will result in less arguments and misunderstandings later on. Additionally, it demonstrates that you have taken time to actually hash out how your business operates, rather than just working based on your own desires and feelings at a certain time. So, what types of boundaries might you want to set? Here are some examples.