| | "Not exactly what I had in mind."
Think back to your childhood. Can you recall your first aspirations? Maybe you wanted to be the President of the United States; a Baseball player; a firefighter; a scientist, or an astronaut. When I was real young I wanted to be the President, then an athlete, later I wanted to be a lawyer. I remember how much I enjoyed dreaming about my future when I was young. Of course, this was long before I knew what limitations were.
You know, I can't remember when I started to recognize limitations and let them ruin my fun. Maybe it happened during those teenage years when it becomes so important, as a parent, to make sure your kids are afraid of everything in order to keep them safe.
Now think back to the day you launched your business in your imagination. Wasn't that just the greatest feeling? If you're like me, you felt as if you transported back into that child daydreaming, without limitations, what your business could turn into. I remember how with each passing second I became more and more excited about each new idea and each new direction that idea took me.
Sadly, most small business owners, like the teenager's spirit shackled with a new realization of limitations, look at where they are and say, "This isn't exactly what I had in mind." The image of themselves smiling, happy, and stress-free is replaced with images of cash flow problems, people problems, and system problems. Every second away from the office translates to more work later and a constant flow of phone calls with "situations" that require your attention.
I have an idea.
Grab your Blackberry, Palm Pilot, or open your Outlook and schedule an appointment with your inner child. Sit with him/her for an hour, and dream again about the limitless possibilities the future has in store for you. When you are down to the last ten minutes of your meeting, invite your future self to join the meeting, and ask that person what your next move should be.
If it makes sense, and I think it will, then do it "Within One Week." (WOW!!)
If he says contact me, then do it sooner.
Because I can't wait to share in your success!
Call or Send Me an Email so we can share ideas on how to make work fun again.
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