On Saturday morning I sat on a panel with 4 amazing individuals at BlissDom Canada. We were there to talk about how the internet was borderless in the hopes of jolting the people in the room into action!
The discussion was amazing, and, I feel, eye opening for many people. The four of us are fairly “transparent” individuals, so answered questions with honesty and facts.
Overtime the conversation turned, as these things do, to money, and from a 1 hr session, this tweet that was captured from the chat made the most impact on me.
At first I was all “omg, did I REALLY say that” And it isn’t that I didn’t mean it, I mean I say that same sentence quite a lot. I just couldn’t believe that I said it where people could hear it.
Because to admit that you don’t REALLY do anything…. well, why on earth are people hiring you then?
And I know the answer to this question already, but let me break it down.
They hire me because I can ADMIT that I don’t do anything. I admit when I am not the expert, when I don’t understand the intricacies of what they need.
They also hire me because I can FIND the expert, and the person they need. I build relationships, which result in amazingly strong teams to support my client.
And because I don’t spend my day “doing” it means I have time to spend my day leading. I manage, I delegate, I keep tabs and check in regularly. I have time to answer questions, to explore new ideas, because all the day to day things are getting done by the do-ers.
I truly believe that if we spend time doing things we aren’t good at or don’t love, we will never find our success. We need to be free of these things to find the opportunity to operate at our best level.
I know exactly what I am good at, and what I am NOT good at, and because of that I am able to surround myself with people who know the same so we can cover each other off.
So, my simple question to you today… what is it you are good at? What do you do BEST? If you could spend your day DOING anything, what would it be and how can you build THAT one nugget into a business that you love?
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