206: ๐ฆ Celebrate the Small Fixes, aka Your Business Rose ๐น
In 2021, I paid nearly a thousand dollars to hire a plumber to fix something that wasn't absolutely necessary and that no one would ever see. Why did I do that? And what on earth does it have to do with running your business? More on that in todayโs episode, along with twelve examples of tiny things to celebrate in your business operations, even if they forever remain a secret to the outside world. Outside of big launches, awards, and accomplishments.
๐ 3 Key Questions
Whatโs one tiny thorn in your shoe (business)?
What is one friction area that no one would notice if you addressed, but that would allow the work to flow more freely in your business?
How can you make your business operations one percent better every day?
๐ Permission: Celebrate (even as you may sweat) the small stuff: the invisible, incremental improvements, and the mere fact that youโre staying in the game!
โ Do (or Delegate) This Next: Make a list of ten tiny improvements youโve already made this year, that no one would be able to see from the outside.
๐ Resources Mentioned
Photos: Under the hood of Jennyโs sink: Before and After
Jennyโs secret pop-up project
๐ Books Mentioned
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupรฉry
๐ง Related Episodes
Free Time: 117: Tiny Marketing Actions with Pamela Slim, 102: 12 Systems-Thinking Steps for Moving from Friction to Flow, 183: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt with Madeleine Dore
Pivot: 336: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt with Madeleine Dore (Free Time Crossover), 297: Create a Failure Resume, Khe Hy: RadReads x Pivot & Free Time
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