Today I spent most of the day assisting as my brother-in-law put up pictures and lights in our new house.
Of course...I'm able to do it myself...but I didn't for two reasons:
1) It would take me forever.
2) Lesley didn't want two or three 'wrong' holes for every one that I got right!
I was more than happy to take a back seat where these things are concerned.
Why?
Well...what's the point in me struggling to do something that I neither have the ability for, or the inclination to do?
It's something that I've been thinking a lot about recently...especially where my 'work' is concerned.
I KNOW that my strengths lie in creating and marketing my knowledge...and not necessarily in the clerical or technical stuff that goes with an online business.
So...as from a couple of weeks time...I will be getting Lesley more involved in my admin stuff...and I will be looking NOT to spend too much time teaching myself any of the more complicated technical stuff.
I've managed to get to grips with enough to get me this far...so I'm sure that I still get by in the future.
And...Lesley is far better at the admin stuff than I am...much more thorough!
It's hard for an-almost-control-freak like me to force myself into a position where I can hand off parts of my 'duties' to other people...but I know that, when I do...both myself and my business will benefit in the long run.
Remember...YOU should ALWAYS look to play to your strengths FIRST instead of trying to overcome your 'weaknesses'.
It's taken me a long time to realize how true that statement really is.
Isn't it time that YOU thought about it, too?
Posted by vurnumg
