| Are you running your business or is it | | | | know their positions fully? Does your |
| running you? There is a simple | | | | staff put problems or situations on your |
| solution. | | | | plate that you need to now solve? Does |
| One of the most common complaints that | | | | your staff get along or are you a |
| business owners have today is that they | | | | mediator to their continuous problems? |
| feel their business is running them and | | | | Are you working too many hours and |
| that they're being pulled in every | | | | lacking the return? Are you pounding |
| direction instead of really running the | | | | the pavement to generate more business |
| business themselves. | | | | with little to no success? Are you |
| Well, I'd like to tell you, when I was | | | | behind in your financial plans or goals? |
| first in business I experienced the same | | | | These are to name just a few of the |
| thing. I was working too many hours, | | | | common areas of concerns that business |
| not seeing my family as much as I | | | | owners face. Take a look at those things |
| should; my staff always came to me | | | | that come to the top of your mind that |
| looking for the solutions to day-to-day | | | | concern you the most. Then prioritize |
| scenarios and so on. I found I was | | | | those things which are causing the most |
| lacking the amount of time necessary to | | | | difficulty for you in your company or |
| really do what I needed to do in order | | | | life. |
| to ensure the expansion of my business. | | | | It's easy to list out what may be going |
| After years of burning the wick at both | | | | downhill, but the ultimate question is |
| ends, I decided something needed to | | | | how do you turn those things around? |
| change quickly because my candle was | | | | The way you do that is by becoming the |
| getting ready to burn out. | | | | very best administrator possible so that |
| I realized that in the midst of running | | | | you can manage, train and delegate in |
| my business with all its stresses and | | | | order to create the most effective and |
| being a husband and father, I needed to | | | | efficient machine possible. What is |
| get my priorities straight, re-evaluate | | | | an administrator exactly? Well, per the |
| my purposes and really become the very | | | | Webster's College Dictionary |
| best administrator possible to make my | | | | "Administrator: n. 1. a person who |
| practice and personal life efficient and | | | | manages the direction of a government, |
| enjoyable again. | | | | business, institution or the like. |
| You're probably thinking what you're | | | | (Latin- administrare to assist, carry |
| going through is normal or that's just | | | | out, manage the affairs of.) |
| the way it's always been or supposed to | | | | There is no other person in your |
| be. Well, I'm telling you it's not | | | | business that is more responsible for |
| normal, that's not the way it is and you | | | | your business than you. And when you |
| don't have to live with these | | | | assign that responsibility to someone |
| administrative difficulties or be | | | | else and detach yourself from it, you |
| controlled by your business. | | | | get into trouble. Now, I'm not saying |
| So, how do you change it and get off the | | | | you should be handling all the positions |
| roller-coaster ride? There are a few | | | | in the office, because after all that's |
| important factors to look at in order to | | | | what is making the business control you. |
| accomplish this. First, take a look at | | | | What I am saying is you should know |
| why you became a business owner in the | | | | every aspect of the positions in your |
| first place. Are you fulfilling that | | | | office and train those under you to |
| dream the way you envisioned it in its | | | | handle certain tasks in their entirety |
| entirety? Now, look at everything that | | | | and then manage them from above. This |
| is not optimum or that you're | | | | is one of the most basic fundamentals of |
| experiencing that is not part of your | | | | being a good administrator and when you |
| dream. Look at things such as: Are you | | | | can successfully master this fundamental |
| spending enough quality time creating a | | | | you will be on your way to a happier |
| future for your company? Do you spend | | | | life. |
| time with your family? Does your staff | | | | |