{"id":1951,"date":"2011-05-05T10:07:21","date_gmt":"2011-05-05T14:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/boston-west\/growth-coach-challenge-entrepreneur-stop-collecting-more-hats"},"modified":"2011-05-05T10:07:21","modified_gmt":"2011-05-05T14:07:21","slug":"growth-coach-challenge-entrepreneur-stop-collecting-more-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegrowthcoach.com\/boston-west\/growth-coach-challenge-entrepreneur-stop-collecting-more-hats","title":{"rendered":"Growth Coach Challenge \u2013 Entrepreneur, Stop Collecting More Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quick, how many hats are you currently wearing or juggling at your company?\u00a0 You know what I mean \u2026 how many different roles\/jobs are you responsible for in a given week?\u00a0 Like most entrepreneurs, your answer is probably that you jump in and out of 5 or more roles in a given week \u2026<\/strong> from owner\/CEO, to bookkeeper, sales manager, sales person, collections specialist, shipping clerk, marketing specialist, client service provider, customer service rep, IT troubleshooter, operations worker, HR manager, payroll processor, check writer, fire drill coordinator and on and on.\u00a0 What an exhausting and stressful way to run a business and lead a life.\u00a0<\/strong> And such chaos, confusion and complexity will greatly restrict your financial success.<\/p>\n

How do entrepreneurs get trapped in their business wearing so many different hats?\u00a0 It\u2019s because they never give up \u2026 anything \u2026 including hats.\u00a0<\/strong> That is one of the chief qualities that sets entrepreneurs apart from all others and contributes to their success. They are fighters, not quitters.\u00a0 They don’t give up, give in, quit, surrender, or yield.\u00a0 However, it’s that same stubbornness, persistence and perseverance that can get them into trouble wearing way too many hats and feeling overworked, overwhelmed and like prisoners to their business.<\/p>\n

Most entrepreneurs simply don’t know when to give up and let go … especially of certain tasks, roles and hats.<\/strong> They keep adding hats on their heads and mounting responsibilities on their shoulders.\u00a0 How does that happen?\u00a0<\/em> It’s simple.\u00a0 When starting a business, most business owners out of necessity must wear many hats and perform most, if not all, the technical roles and tactical tasks.\u00a0<\/strong> Given limited capital and armed with a can-do attitude, they willingly perform multiple roles and tasks without giving it a second thought.\u00a0 And that’s perfectly OK and normal the first year or so.\u00a0 However, over time, most business owners get trapped into putting on more and more hats \u2026<\/strong> and they seldom give any of them up.\u00a0 Sadly, and out of habit, they have a hard time letting go of the many tasks and roles they began accumulating from Day One of the business …<\/strong> especially the technical and lower-value tasks.<\/p>\n

This Growth Coach<\/a> wants you to learn a different mindset and a better approach to running your business.\u00a0<\/strong> It\u2019s a strategic approach to elevating your leadership and learning to give up and let go of the lower-value tasks and technical roles. \u00a0If you can transform, your business will be on track to provide you with more fun, fulfillment, freedom and financial success.<\/p>\n

As your virtual business coach<\/a>, let me ask you a few coaching questions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n