Todays Mompreneur

I am stubborn, hard-headed, determined to do everything myself, but I can’t. I like to learn new talents, but that easy-to-distract attitude often has me spreading into too many avenues. I don’t like to ask for help.

That do it yourself attitude can get you into trouble, especially in business. If you concentrate on too many tasks at once, it can slow you down. This is why there is nothing wrong with asking for help, hiring an Independent Contractor, or even hiring an employee. When you delegate tasks out, you can concentrate on the more important things within your position as founder, president or CEO - whatever it is you call yourself. Those are titles that come with their own list of duties and you need others to cover your butt when necessary.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have some form of knowledge in these areas. Although you hire employees to help, you need to know what is going on to stay in tune. Just be careful of how much you put on your plate at one time. You don’t need to go to school to become a bookkeeper if you want to know what your accountant is doing with your money.

When I was younger, if I saw a fancy website I would look up the information so I could make one of my own. I self taught myself HTML and can edit CSS if I have a base to work with. If I wanted a fun icon for a website, I would design it myself. At some point I found my personal niche in virtual assistant style work and writing, suddenly I didn’t have time for those other little things anymore. I don’t make my own webpages. I don’t even make my own blog templates. I had to use popular alternatives so I could have time to concentrate on what was most important.

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be allowed some basic knowledge in a variety of areas, but concentrating on what is most important will help you form your main focus in business, and life.

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