Successful Small Business Is About What You Are Motivated To Do And What You Are Not Motivated To Do
Over the years in working with business owners and entrepreneurs I have found one of the biggest obstacles to small business growth and having a successful small business is being absolutely clear about two things.
1. You must understand and know what you are motivated to do.
2. You must understand and know what you are motivated not to do.
You may say, this seems pretty obvious. If you are struggling in your business, either with cash flow, personnel, the job you have created for yourself or one of many other areas then I can assure you that it will be worth your time to understand the two points listed above.
Take a sheet of paper. Draw a line down the middle. On the left side list all the things you are motivated to do. These are the things where you naturally go and welcome doing them. Don’t spend a great deal of time in thought. Just let it flow.
Now, on the right side of the paper list all the things you are motivated not to do. On this side you will list the things that you do but really don’t enjoy doing as well as things that need to be investigated or done but haven’t.
Armed with this information you can now start building your business and life from what I call an “honest foundation”. In particular address the things you are not motivated to do. To have small business growth and your small business successful these must be addressed.
In addressing them come up with systems that either minimize your involvement or allow you to delegate. When you take care of the things that you are not motivated to do it clears up more space for you to do the things you like to do.
It gives you more time to spend on your strengths. Spending more time on your strengths while having your weaknesses covered, gives you the time to have small business growth that is designed around you and your vision of what you want your business and life to look like.