17 Nov The Changeling – What Is the Truth?

So I recently was at a Book Club (and no, not your grandmama’s book club but a modern one) and the book that was being discussed was called The Changeling by Victor LaValle.

I found the discussion really interesting as it centered around the idea that the truth can be right in front of you and you can not see it.

Isn’t this a simple but extremely difficult concept? I mean, let’s face it, we have all been in situations where everyone around us could see the truth but us! People will say things like, “I always thought he wasn’t right for you” or “I knew that wasn’t the best decision”. Wait, what? Why didn’t you tell me!

I promise, I am getting to a point.

So I thought to myself, how can I put strategies in place to make sure that I an not blinded to the truth when it comes to my business. You see, there are many times when I could have gotten out of a situation much quicker, times where I should have cut a business relationship off much sooner or gotten rid of that employee that was taking the whole place down the moment they started acting out. But I didn’t. I did not do these things because I had a hard time being objective.

Do you ever feel that way?

Have you ever been in a situation like this?

I realized that I need to schedule time into my calendar that allows me to objectively analyze my business. This time would include writing out all of the components of my business, what could be improved and what could be eliminated. Although I am always thinking about these things, I do not have scheduled, focused time to analyze them. This is a game changer.