The Next Right Thing
I've spent much of the last few weeks questioning a lot of the things I'm doing in my business and frankly, with my life. Fortunately, I'm pretty satisfied with the answers, but what's more important is that I'm asking the questions. Are you?
They say, "never let a good crisis go to waste." Interestingly enough, nobody can seem to accurately identify who "they" originally were, but regardless, that phrase has stuck with me for the past couple of months.
Since the world changed (more or less) for me mid-March, I've had my head down. If you've been on this list for any length of time, you know I'm one to lean into, rather than run away from, perceived adversity.
So I wrote and published another book, and created a workbook, a workshop, and several other pieces of content and playlists to support it. It felt good to get something like that accomplished while everything else was going on, but something lingered...
Is doing more work the answer? Am I doing the right work? I know I'm helping people with the concepts I'm talking about, but am I taking my own medicine and taking advantage of opportunities to come out on the other side of this pandemic potentially in better shape than I was when we entered?
I couldn't confidently say 'yes' to all of those questions, and that bugged me.
My wife is in the early stages of organizing her coaching business, and I'm inspired by the way she's approaching things, how intentional she is. My mantra for 2020 is "Be Intentional,' which almost unequivocally means "do less, and do it better."
If I started my business today rather than five years ago, would I do it the same way? Mostly. I cover this in my upcoming Monday Musing for the podcast. My biggest fear coming out of this is that I will not have been willing enough during this time to stop, think about these things, and act on what I discover.
It's easy to just do more rather than thinking about whether more is the answer. It's easy to get caught up in your routine. It's easy to follow them blindly and do the next thing without considering whether it's the next right thing to do. You owe it to yourself to stop and make that consideration as often as possible.
Ask yourself the questions, answer them truthfully. Even if you don't like them, listen, and pay attention to the answers.
There are lots of opportunities coming out of this pandemic if you're paying attention. Opportunities to pivot, add product or service offerings, delight customers, and even start fresh. If you're not paying attention, you'll miss them.
Have you done this kind of work on yourself? Have you looked optimistically at what you can proactively change that will make you better coming out of this? What are you finding and learning? Hit reply or join the conversation in the community.
Jeff Bajorek
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