What Do You Hate Doing?

We all have something we hate doing when it comes to running our business. For me, it’s dealing with the finances. I do it because I know it’s necessary, but when the day comes that I can afford a bookkeeper or accountant, I’m outsourcing it in a second.

What do you hate doing? Is it answering phones or returning calls? Maybe it’s sending emails or reading them. Or it could be that you hate writing blog posts or sales copy.

If you hate it, it doesn’t get done

The thing about the tasks you hate is that they often don’t get done. Or they do get done, but not until you absolutely can’t avoid them anymore. Or you do them consistently, but with only a half-hearted effort. Whatever the case, the ultimate result is a half-finished or fully completed task that doesn’t really move your business forward.

If you’re telling yourself that you don’t hate any part of your business, just take a moment to look at everything you do. What do you jump out of bed to do each morning? And what do you put off or at least dread doing? I promise you, there’s something.

Don’t be ashamed to admit it. You’re not alone, I assure you.

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