Good For Nothing

I woke up this morning thinking about a meeting I have today. It’s part mentoring, part teaching, and part strategizing. As I was thinking of how I am going to run the strategy part of the meeting this post popped up into my mind.

Entrepreneurs seemed to have the most difficult time letting go of responsibilities in their companies. What’s even more shocking is that it’s usually things they suck at doing.

I started doing self assessments at the age of 15 after reading books like Think and Grow Rich and Rich Dad Poor Dad. I found out early on that I could sell ice in he winter and fire in hell, but that it was probably best if someone else did the paper work and organized my appointments. I realized that’s where I was weak and if I didn’t have someone to offset that weakness I wouldn’t get paid nearly as much.

The same goes for your startup. When you first start, of course you’ll be doing the bulk of everything. But during that time take notes on yourself, try to better understand yourself. When know your weaknesses it makes interviewing and hiring a heck a lot easier because you know exactly what you need. This exercise isn’t just for you if you have employees or cofounders already it’s for them too.

This sounds like simple advice but most of the startups I’ve talked to have yet to seriously implement this advice. Don’t let your company suffer because your weakness is sucking at knowing when you suck at something.

You do all of this so you don’t become a good for nothing founder and leader.

All post are written from my phone so don’t expect grammatical perfection.