The control conundrum
I like to have control of everything. When I was a solo entrepreneur, I did. With Pure Adapt I don't. The thing is, I absolutely love working with Mike and George, and they are both great at what they do, but at times I struggle to not WANT to control everything.
The other day this was bothering me, when I realized that this is a problem that every entrepreneur/business owner has...or every good one should have. I decided to leave my job in large part because I wanted to CONTROL my own future. I didn't want to leave it in the hands of someone else. I love running a business because the buck stops with me - if we fail it's my fault and if we succeed it's my glory.
It's natural to want to try to control everything that leads to that success or failure, but the true entrepreneurs in my opinion learn to let go of that desire so that they can spend more time entrepreneuring and less time sticking their noses into every nook and cranny of their business operations.
The other day this was bothering me, when I realized that this is a problem that every entrepreneur/business owner has...or every good one should have. I decided to leave my job in large part because I wanted to CONTROL my own future. I didn't want to leave it in the hands of someone else. I love running a business because the buck stops with me - if we fail it's my fault and if we succeed it's my glory.
It's natural to want to try to control everything that leads to that success or failure, but the true entrepreneurs in my opinion learn to let go of that desire so that they can spend more time entrepreneuring and less time sticking their noses into every nook and cranny of their business operations.
posted by Adam McFarland at
1/06/2007 07:16:00 PM
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