I’ve lately had a few weekends, where I’ve played solo dad with 2 kids for 3 to 4 days a stretch. Now, this has actually reminded me of a valuable lesson. If you want to do your best, stick with what you’re best at. Don’t see the connection? well, stay with me. I used to have an infinite amount of patience. I could deal with any person, hang out for too long in any situation, even awkward social situations, just because I saw the “potential” benefit. When I was younger, that usually revolved around women 🙂 After a full weekend with the kids on my own, I’ve discovered, those patience have disappeared.
Now, how does this tie into business? Very simply, taking care of the kids is not what I’m best at. My wife on the other hand, does an incredible job. She understand how to keep the kids occupied… me on the other hand, I’m trying, but it’s always a struggle. when I finally get the kids to sleep, I’m exhausted. This is no different than business situation. When you’re doing what you’re good at, it energizes you, rather than drains you. While you can’t stop doing everything that drains you (at least not right away), the more time you can spend doing what you’re good at, the better off your business will be. Perry Marshall calls this doing $1000/hr work, rather than $10/hr work. when you focus on doing what you do best, you get closer to that $1000/hr. Anything else, is better to let someone else do, if you can…
While this obviously won’t work in homelife, you can utilize this in your professional life. So take it from me… stick to what you’re best as much as you can.
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As always, thanks for reading and don't forget to check out our SAP Service Management Products at my other company JaveLLin Solutions,Mike