Comments on: Enjoy what you’re doing. Get results. Ditch the rest http://www.technotheory.com/2008/02/enjoy-what-youre-doing-get-results-ditch-the-rest/ Time-saving reflections on lifehacking, social media, and technology. Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Technotheory.com - 20 questions that your overwhelmed friends are afraid of http://www.technotheory.com/2008/02/enjoy-what-youre-doing-get-results-ditch-the-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-31002 Technotheory.com - 20 questions that your overwhelmed friends are afraid of Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:59:32 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2008/02/enjoy-what-youre-doing-get-results-ditch-the-rest/#comment-31002 [...] was the last time you said “no” when someone asked you to do something that involved your [...] [...] was the last time you said “no” when someone asked you to do something that involved your [...]

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]]> By: Jared Goralnick http://www.technotheory.com/2008/02/enjoy-what-youre-doing-get-results-ditch-the-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-18540 Jared Goralnick Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:16:13 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2008/02/enjoy-what-youre-doing-get-results-ditch-the-rest/#comment-18540 Stephanie, Thanks for adding a great point about delegating--you're right that virtual assistants, interns, or even traditional assistants are a great way to help people to focus on their critical job functions they ought to be performing. Congratulations on the shift (though it's been a while) to consulting! And keep up the good blog! Stephanie,

Thanks for adding a great point about delegating–you’re right that virtual assistants, interns, or even traditional assistants are a great way to help people to focus on their critical job functions they ought to be performing. Congratulations on the shift (though it’s been a while) to consulting! And keep up the good blog!

]]> By: Stephanie LH Calahan http://www.technotheory.com/2008/02/enjoy-what-youre-doing-get-results-ditch-the-rest/comment-page-1/#comment-18398 Stephanie LH Calahan Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:22:35 +0000 http://www.technotheory.com/2008/02/enjoy-what-youre-doing-get-results-ditch-the-rest/#comment-18398 Jared - Dead on man! A number of my clients struggle with this all of the time. Either focusing time on things that they used to enjoy, or on things that they "think" they should be doing. Ditch or Delegate! I could not agree more that businesses often change as time goes on. In fact, most really good businesses have. I started my consulting business in 2002 when I realized that my corporate job, that used to be exhilarating, was now drudgery. No amount of a pay increase would change that. Top it off, my family and actually seeing them was also important and that was not even close to happening. So, I left cold turkey, started my company and have never looked back with regret. One other tip I would offer is that when readers look at their list of responsibilities to really consider if they are the one that should be doing it. Sure, when you started the business, making your own changes to the power point presentation may have been necessary, but is that really where you should spend your time now? Look at what items are not revenue generating and decide what activities you don't enjoy and get them to someone else. I use a few different virtual assistants that work out fabulous for my business. No employees to pay, but the work gets done on time and with fabulous quality. Jared -
Dead on man! A number of my clients struggle with this all of the time. Either focusing time on things that they used to enjoy, or on things that they “think” they should be doing. Ditch or Delegate! I could not agree more that businesses often change as time goes on. In fact, most really good businesses have.

I started my consulting business in 2002 when I realized that my corporate job, that used to be exhilarating, was now drudgery. No amount of a pay increase would change that. Top it off, my family and actually seeing them was also important and that was not even close to happening. So, I left cold turkey, started my company and have never looked back with regret.

One other tip I would offer is that when readers look at their list of responsibilities to really consider if they are the one that should be doing it. Sure, when you started the business, making your own changes to the power point presentation may have been necessary, but is that really where you should spend your time now? Look at what items are not revenue generating and decide what activities you don’t enjoy and get them to someone else.

I use a few different virtual assistants that work out fabulous for my business. No employees to pay, but the work gets done on time and with fabulous quality.

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