Comments on: How To Work On Your Business, Not In It http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/how-to-work-on-your-business-not-in-it The Blog for entrepreneurs who are building their business the old fashion way... with 3 sheets of paper and tons of passion. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:47:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Maureen Campaiola http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/how-to-work-on-your-business-not-in-it/comment-page-1#comment-5816 Maureen Campaiola Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:45 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=383#comment-5816 These are all valid points. Without a team of people to handle the day to day running of your business you will forever be a slave to working "dollars for hours". There is no faster way to slow down the growth of one's business when you are a do it yourself er...its the kiss of death. These are all valid points. Without a team of people to handle the day to day running of your business you will forever be a slave to working “dollars for hours”. There is no faster way to slow down the growth of one’s business when you are a do it yourself er…its the kiss of death.

]]> By: Nick Thacker http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/how-to-work-on-your-business-not-in-it/comment-page-1#comment-5803 Nick Thacker Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:44:18 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=383#comment-5803 Wow, great post--hit the nail on the head! My first entrepreneurial experience ended this way; I was just trying to do EVERYTHING. I argued that I couldn't afford employees, so I HAD to do it all... I've learned, though I do struggle with it a lot! Great post! Wow, great post–hit the nail on the head!

My first entrepreneurial experience ended this way; I was just trying to do EVERYTHING. I argued that I couldn’t afford employees, so I HAD to do it all…

I’ve learned, though I do struggle with it a lot!

Great post!

]]> By: How To Work On Your Business, Not In It at KINGSTON BETA http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/how-to-work-on-your-business-not-in-it/comment-page-1#comment-5800 How To Work On Your Business, Not In It at KINGSTON BETA Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:09:30 +0000 http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/blog/?p=383#comment-5800 [...] If you’ve got big dreams for your company you need to start working ON the business, not IN the business. You can accomplish this by building systems that enable other people to perform tasks you would normally handle solo. Here are the steps: 1. You’ve Got to Believe – Believing you can do it is the foundation for success. If you believe you can’t come up with a system that takes you out of the equation, than you won’t. If you believe you can do it, you will do it. 2. Understand the Task – First, do the task as you normally would—all by yourself. Then, document the task. Break it down into steps. More [...] [...] If you’ve got big dreams for your company you need to start working ON the business, not IN the business. You can accomplish this by building systems that enable other people to perform tasks you would normally handle solo. Here are the steps: 1. You’ve Got to Believe – Believing you can do it is the foundation for success. If you believe you can’t come up with a system that takes you out of the equation, than you won’t. If you believe you can do it, you will do it. 2. Understand the Task – First, do the task as you normally would—all by yourself. Then, document the task. Break it down into steps. More [...]

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