Every “little” issue that piles up just brings your business one step closer to bankruptcy.
The problem begins when people make a list of things that need to be done. As they create the list and work through it, they tend to move with the least resistance possible.
1. They lean toward “best-case scenario” when predicting outcomes. Rarely is there long discussion in all the ways things can go wrong.
2. When challenges start growing in scope and threaten the agenda, they choose to alter the business model rather than fully confronting the challenge head-on.
Slowly, the cracks in the business will grow and grow until they go under. Rather than investing to reinforce the business in case things go wrong, these problems were glossed over.
What people don’t understand is that every “big” problem is nothing more than a culmination of “little” problems. A building does not just randomly collapse — there were leaks, compromises in the structure, design flaws — there were smaller things that kept happening enough to lead to the collapse.
Go through a few days and just starting keeping a note of everything that stresses/irritates you. Some things will be small, some things may be huge.
If a psycholgist wanted to take a deep look into your life, chances are that your stressors could be categorized into things like “anxious” or “depressive” or “trouble focusing.”
It is really that simple to just group common traits together, label them and give them the appropriate treatment. And apart from medicine, the usual advice is to improve your diet, stop smoking, be more active, etc.
People who want to run a business need to become a SUPER professional. They need to be able to see the bigger picture that most people don’t see and predict the best course of action. You need to be able to take a deep look at a problem and dissect EVERYTHING that allowed this problem to form. Then you must treat every single one of those causes.
A cure is not always a single item. Sometimes, it can be a cocktail that combines all of the benefits and drawbacks of each component into one.
What does this look like?
It’s having your file system disorganized.
It’s using outdated hardware/software.
It’s not hiring outside cleaning services.
It’s not deeply checking how sustainable your ingredients/materials are.
It’s not setting up a new hire training system properly.
All of these problems are how you lose business because no one likes the customer service. Because your space is always kinda dirty. It’s importing all your stuff and having too many suppliers so inventory is inconsistent. It was using the cheapest hardware. It was having good hardware, but not updating the software.
If all of these problems are dealt with in the beginning, how much do you think it hurts the chances of the business succeeding?
– Virg
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