Ask yourself this: Are you waiting for instructions or figuring out what needs doing? If you are waiting for others to tell you what you need to be doing, you are not setting the agenda. I’m sure it’s possible to be a business owner and wait around for work; but in the long run, doesn’t that make you an employee by just another name?
Be an employee by:
Focusing only on your to-do list.
Asking others for help and seldom, if ever, offering it.
Blaming others for the failure or projects you should have taken an active role in.
Asking for permission before doing anything.
Never suggesting a course of action because it might involve more work for you.
Set the agenda by:
Looking for opportunity everywhere.
Asking others how you can help.
Take an interest in all the projects you are associated or affiliated with.
When you see things that need doing, just do them.
When the assistance of others is needed, suggest a course of action.
Which approach are you taking?
I guess I have a huge issue that is why I went on my own. I try to stick to focus on my To do list but I end up doing everything to set the agenda.
My problem is completing my priorities without missing out on not finding other opportunities!
I’ve been spending more and more time completing the opportunities I’ve started work on and cataloging and storing the ones I see for the future. It’s the old bird in the hand vs. two in the bush theory for me.
I guess I am looking for that bird in the hand. I had some toxic relationships I had with clients that where not profitable and where draining me so I guess it is a new start.