After a particularly rough week (I’ve been sick with a bad sinus cold, and on top of that, I’ve had numerous technical glitches in my business) I came to the realization that even though I have read all Michael Gerber’s books, and am a huge fan of the E-Myth I too have fallen victim to the deadliest small business trap of them all – I am working for my business, not on it! What’s scarier was the fact that I didn’t even realize it had happened until a client of mine mentioned how I seemed more stressed out than usual.
My business is technology consulting, and it just begs to be systemized and automated, yet even after preaching to my entrepreneurial friends on how to systemize their own businesses, I managed to drop the ball on my own. The thrill of signing new customers and seeing the accounts receivable’s start to build up was just too much and I found myself quickly ignoring documentation and systemization, instead set on finding that next “high” of another new client.
I suggest that if you already own a copy of Michael’s book, you pull it off the shelf, and have another read, and if you don’t own E-Myth yet, go get yourself a copy today – you won’t regret it…
Now I am off to build some new systems into my business…
UPDATE: Came across this great post today…worth a read.
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Yep, we all do that, but at least you see it at the right time, others may not and close shop.