I'd often see the downstream negative impact of decisions and would try to steer away from them. I'd also see my workload going up.
These days, I have a better approach.
I try to find a "who" to help me, and turn it into a yes. I've been looking through LinkedIn this weekend to find some help with something. Hopefully, I can delegate it.
If I can't find help, I'll move onto the next option: "Not right now". I'll defer it.
I'll look at all my other work. Anything I don't need to keep doing? I'll discard it and make room.
Do it, Delegate it, Defer it, and Discard it. Those are the choices.
What I won't do?
80 hours of work a week to get a bunch of "Yes" checkboxes marked.
Even though it's my company. Even though it makes my revenue.
Fact is - I promised my remaining "Yes" to my wife and kids. And my running shoes. And my violin. And my books.
If some work takes a little longer, so be it.
Call it stupid or native. Tell me I'm a bad businessperson because I don't put the business first.
"Cool. Thanks for your opinion."
That's the beauty of working for myself. I live and die by my decisions. And I don't give a shit about opinions like that.
I'm spending my time doing what I want.
How we got our kids back.
My wife and I share how we got our kids off the ipad.
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