I am my own CEO
I am my own CFO
I am my own Chef
I am my own Chauffeur
I am my own Wardrobe department
I am my own Publicist
I am my own Barber
I am tasked with thinking of Ideas
I am tasked with managing Schedules
I am tasked with having a Social life: family, friends, relationships.
I wake up in the morning, take a bath, prepare breakfast, pick out the clothes to wear for the day (Wardrobe dept), get in the car and drive to work (Chauffeur). At work, I have a heightened sense of self, making sure I present myself well (Publicist)
After work, I buy some food at the grocery store, come home, check emails.
I am now my own assistant - replying emails, providing customer service.
I look at my schedule. I prioritize from most important to least. I still want to have some fun, so I include parties and hang-outs in there.
Then I log-in to my bank account. Open my budget spreadsheet & mint.com . I am now my own Chief Financial Officer.
"How much have I spent this month?"
"How much have I made this month?"
"Am I cash-flow positive?"
"Will I have money at the end of the month or year (Net Income)?"
Time to prepare dinner. I want to make a good one this time, so I bust out the cook book. I am now wearing the Chef's hat.
Then I sit down and think of ideas. What can I do in the short term, and what can I do in the future. Write them down, create a plan, make sure to follow it up.
Overall, I am my own Chief Executive Officer. I have to make sure each department is optimized with maximizing the resources. I have to make sure everyone knows their job very well and each task is executed or carried out in a timely manner.
My board of directors are my mentors, which may include friends and family. They guide me, I present ideas and life strategies before them, and they offer constructive criticism.
At the end of the week, the hair on my head has grown to be too much. It is ready for barbing, I grab my clippers with my right hand, two mirrors (a wall mirror and a hand mirror in my left hand)...I am now my own hair salon/ barber.
You should think of your life as a business, because it is. Maybe if we did, things might run more efficiently.
What do you do that is similar to how a business is run?
