…or rather, How to be Happy in Business. Same thing right? I really enjoy this Venn diagram representation of the balancing/juggling/dance that we do as we work our way through life.
Bud Caddell who keeps the blog WhatConsumesMe.com put this beaut together based on his experiences trying to achieve professional one-ness in the small-business/start-up world. He offers some sage wisdom to go along with his nifty diagram as well:
We’ve come across things people want us to do, that we do well (or at least better than the competition) that we really don’t want to do. This is perhaps the most fatal trap for any business I’ve worked in. These are the sirens calling you to shipwreck. You’ll hemorrhage your best people, you’ll stop loving what you do, and you’ll lose the passion that built your business in the first place. Start saying ‘No.’
There’s a couple other gems in the article so go ahead and read it, it’s short. O, and since Bud put this up on the net it’s generated enough buzz that he’s now offering prints of the Venn diagram if you so desire.
really digging this diagram and article. also, at least for me, there’s a lot of in-between work that’s about folks wanting me to do what i do well, but on their platform, with their tools. and my dance is not necessarily saying a flat “no” but negotiating the parameters. i’m sure this is the case for others out there, yourself included perhaps.