Perhaps it is acceptable to realize that you are just not good at something. You recognize that it is necessary, but you are just never going to do it well, and your past attempts have resulted in failure. If you can take a step back and look at yourself independently and without emotion can you examine each of the job roles that you have assigned yourself?
For example, I have hired myself for the jobs of personal fitness trainer, nutritionist, bookeeper, financial advisor, math tutor, spiritual coach, non-profit administrator, post production assistant, handyman, and the list goes on. If I were take a look at each of these roles that I am filling and look objectively – would I fire myself?
In the role of bookkeeper I would have been out of here years ago. My nutritionist would also have been shown the door. In fact I think I might be seriously considering firing myself in all these roles. How well are you achieving the roles that you have assigned yourself?
Yesterday, as I was pondering my personal objectives I realized that most of them were focused on important things I wanted to achieve personally but were overshadowed by the many roles that I play, and how miserable I am at achieving them. I am not sure how to react to this revelation – but perhaps it is a way to deal with the many things that I am required to achieve when filling my roles. Perhaps I should narrow my focus and get the essential ones right and outsource the ones that I am just never going to be able to accomplish.
Guy Reams (178)
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