One way to increase your satisfaction with and pay at your job is to stop thinking about your work as a “job” and starting viewing it as your business. In this article, I am going to discuss one of the techniques to change you mindset from having a job to a business owner’s mentality.   

Develop Solutions

Business owners understand that they need to come up with solutions to the challenges that face them and they are confident to do so. Those acting like employees will come across a challenge and go straight to their boss or to someone else to come up with a solution. Might I suggest that instead of going to others, act like a business owner and develop a possible solution yourself before you approach someone else.

Think about this: the person that you would like to ask for help is a busy, well-respected business person. If that weren’t true, you wouldn’t be seeking their advice. You have more information about the challenge that you are facing than they do. Come up with at least two possible solutions BEFORE you ask for help. At first, you may not be sure if they are good ideas. However, you will have done some original thought, and you will be able to get feedback on those ideas from someone you respect. AND…that individual will be impressed that you are thinking on your own, so you’ll get more recognition.

As you discuss your options with someone, they will help you decide which way to move forward. Maybe the best option IS one of your proposed solutions, and maybe it is something else. Either way, you are actively engaged in the decision making process and you are learning. As you repeat this process, you will start to see patterns in the decisions being made, and your original ideas will continue to get stronger. Soon, you won’t feel it’s necessary to ask for direction, and you will be making good decisions without the help of your superiors.

Now, you have more confidence and ownership in what you do, which means you’ll probably like it more. In addition, it’s now YOUR ideas and solutions that are impacting those around you. And…talk about a quick way to receive recognition and a raise-you’ve just freed up your superior’s time!

Be Free!

Leah Simpson
Instructor