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Hang Out In Your Genius Quadrant and Have More Energy
| Guest post by: Sarah MacGregor |
Article Overview: If you want more energy in your life and want to increase your business efficiency at the same time, you need to spend more time in your Genius Quadrant. Find out what this means and how to make it happen for you and your small business.
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Hang Out In Your Genius Quadrant and Have More Energy
Let's talk about the different types of energies involved when you are doing different things in your life and work. Some things give you loads of energy and others seem like a slog to get through. Using work as an example, not everyone can be really good at everything, and some things come more naturally than others.
To help you visualize this, picture a circle (just because I like circles!) and break it into four quadrants. Each quadrant represents your four different competency levels: Incompetent, Competent, Very Competent, and Genius.
Now choose a task and decide where it fits best in relation to you.
For example, I get really excited about Efficiency and how to help organize others so that they can be improve their own business efficiency. So for me, Efficiency would definitely be in the Genius quadrant! I love it, everything flows when I’m doing it, and I have amazing energy when I’m working in relation to it.
On the other hand if I were to use simple data entry as another example, I would probably put it somewhere between the Competent and Incompetent quadrants – I don’t enjoy it, it hurts my eyes, I can do it if I need to, but I feel very heavy by the end of the task. Definitely not much energy flowing there.
With these things in mind, wouldn’t be super interesting to plot most of our daily tasks and see where the majority of them fall? How fascinating! Even without the plotting out, doesn’t it make the most sense to spend as much time as possible hanging out in our Genius quadrant? Think of all we could accomplish with the super abundance of energy!
Now, one way to ensure that you get to hang out in your Genius quadrant when you’re a small business owner is to ask yourself this question: does your personality jive with your business?
Why does it matter whether your personality jives with your small business? Does it even factor in at all? I mean, business is business, right?
I’ve heard of some instances, and even experienced a few cases of my own, where some folks seem to think that Business automatically equals Stuffy.
Ever lame! Of course that’s not the case and here's why: if you are up front about your personality, especially when it comes to your business, then everyone who is thinking of doing business with you will know exactly what and who they are dealing with and whether this is what they want or not. No surprises, no let downs, just the straight goods. Very efficient!
Take your business website for instance – if it accurately reflects your personality then those folks who may think that you are totally nuts won’t even bother taking the time to contact you directly, they’ll simply move on. But, those who like what they see will already know that they want to work with you before they even get in direct contact. Let your website become your litmus test and you’ll never go wrong!
How is this related to business efficiency? Think about it, if you don’t have to waste your valuable time talking with the folks who really won’t jive with your personality you will definitely shorten the initial consultation process and in the end have more time to spend with the clients who love you!
So remember, letting your true personality reflect in your business will ensure that you are working with people you enjoy, as well as help you focus on the tasks that fall into your Genius quadrant. As a result you’ll find you have an abundance of energy and therefore enjoy not only your work but your life in general.
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About the Author: Sarah MacGregor RSS for Sarah's articles - Visit Sarah's website It wasn't long before I realized that some things that seemed like common sense to me were in fact a real struggle for other business owners, and so I naturally fell into the role of breaking down projects into manageable pieces, coaching business owners on how to become more efficient, and bascially coming to the rescue of every solopreneur that crosses my path! I love it when my geekiness perfectly compliments a client's business gaps. I used to be (and still am) a coding geek - are you a geek too? Let's chat! Love cats? Me too! I will ooh and aah about cats any chance I get. Like to dance? Teach dance? Watch dance of all kinds? Bring it on! I've tried so many different kinds of dance and a few have become my lifelong passions. To learn how I can help your business with my Efficient Virtual Assistant Super Powers, and to sign up for my newsletter and free Super Efficiency E-books, visit my site at http://www.ToTheRescue.ca Click here to visit Sarah's website   Super Efficient Email Mgmt |
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- Hi Yinka,
I work better under pressure of deadlines when I am doing something for other people. However, I like to have the leisure to develop my own projects. The first case is what Stephen Covey calls a "Quadrant 1" activity ("Important and urgent") whereas the second case is a "Quadrant 2" activity ("Important, not urgent").
We should aim to make as much time as possible for Q2 activities so that we can develop our own projects. Easier said than done!
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- Hang in there Michelle - keep taking consistent action every day!
Re: Kevin. What happened to all others moderators?
- Carol,
Glad to see you post again. I hope your life gets a little less hectic soon. I don't know all the details but I know dealing with illness can be very stressful. Hang in there!
Re: Sports is queen!
- Hang in there OmnivoreInk! A good attitude is more than half the battle. There are some great thoughts above me. Use those to develop some fresh ideas and I'm sure you'll be on your way. Also, do some free advertising in your local area. If people know a local has a website, sometimes they'll visit it just because they feel a connection. Best wishes!
Re: Second attempts at entrepreneurship
- Great replies! As you can see, if all of those people had given up on the first try, we wouldn't have had a lot of great inventions. There are a lot of great websites that will help you stay motivated and have the endurance that it takes to be a successful person (both personally and financially). I DO understand not wanting to tell the family and friends. I was that way, too. Maybe you could focus more on other leads and then hit up the family and friends after you've had success elsewhere. Hang in there! Believe in yourself and your abilities!
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