There’s a lot of talk about knowing how your product or service feed the client. You know, “What’s in it for them?” But rarely, does anyone ask, “What’s in it for you?” If you’re losing steam around your work or business, here are a few questions you can ask yourself to catch a second wind and put some punch back into your work.
Nothing zaps the attraction factor out of your life faster than mediocrity. Here are three questions to ask yourself so that you can turn that trend around:
1.) What have you established as your priorities?
- Are they still valid priorities or are they aging and obsolete?
- Are they ranked properly?
The best thing to do, is to do the least attractive priority first. The things we dread doing, carrying the greatest baggage; both emotional and intellectual. Deal with the least attractive one first (unless there’s a time or money reason to do something else first). This often lightens you emotionally, which seems to make everything else move faster.
2.) Who is benefitting in the end? How does accomplishing this serve them?
Ok, so this is really 2 questions but they relate to each other. Who are the stakeholders in these priorities? What happens for them when these priorities are accomplished? Get that clear so that you stay on mission.
3.) Now ask yourself, how does accomplishing this priority serve me?
Really think about how your success with this priority will help you accomplish your vision, your financial goals, your personal development goals, your Understanding this will help provide the fuel you need to get it done.
Do this assessment for your top 3-5 priorities. Don’t worry about the rest right now. In all likelihood, you don’t have the capacity to address much more than that right now. So rather than frustrate yourself with a long list of “to do’s”, show yourself a little loving kindness and just deal with the top 3 for now.
By: Karyn Pettigrew
"Award winning small business expert and CEO of BeyondBlindSpots.com. Karyn Pettigrew shows entrepreneurs how to stand out in the market so they struggle less, earn more and enjoy life."
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