You will know the people I'm talking about. I used to be one. It could well be you are one of the people. The DIAY people. I did it in my business; and it was tiring, stressful, and hard to stay motivated. It also meant making sacrifices and doing less of what I really loved.
Others do it at home, at work, in their club or organisation. DIAY people, Do It All Yourself!
Examples, you ask? Fixing your own lawnmower, cutting your own hair, writing your own CV, doing all the admin for the club you are in, doing the accounts for the local charity free, covering HR and stationery and IT and admin in your business. Nothing wrong with this until you come under scrutiny. The lawnmower breaks down and costs you extra in parts no longer covered under warranty, your hair now 'looks' like the front lawn, you get no answers to the CV’s you send out, you delete half the membership of the club by accident, the Revenue audits the charity accounts and you get the blame, and your client base falls away cause you spend too much time on your business rather than in it.
Then we cry out for the help of an expert, after the damage is done.
‘Everyone I meet knows more than me.’ A phrase I heard more than 10 years ago. Let that sink in.
‘Everyone I meet knows more than me.’
Give yourself the time when networking, to listen to everyone intently. Rather than talking about yourself. Listen to what they know more than you. And take note of that expertise.
Then next time you have a job to do at home, in your club or organisation, or in your business just ask yourself who knows more about that than me. And reach out to them.
I have, and the results are twofold. 1- Things get done professionally and in less than half the time it would have taken me. 2- It frees up time for me to do what I love doing most.
Patrick Mercie
Mind Coach
Moving people, organisations, companies from F.L.A.W.S. © to FLOW!!
+353 83-3008963
patrickmercie66@hotmail.com
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