KJ Tha Great

A small business is a BIG JOB!! Trying to manage one by yourself is a great way to start off failing.
Don’t get me wrong, you can 100% run a business by yourself, but your business cannot run without 100% of you. Time-management will be one of the most important skills you’ll need to have to survive. My suggestion: Get you some help! Plus, we need time to model too, so I mean…..

Trust me, I can think of so many reasons why running a business by myself would seem like it’s in my best interest. Uh hello, that’s exactly how I started. If I wasn’t trying to scale my business to make $25,000 a month within my first 2 years, I just might’ve been able to handle the production all by myself and succeeded.

So instead, I’m going to tell you 3 reasons why building a team is worth putting in the effort:

1. It makes EVERYTHING eeeeasier!!
2. It creates a shared accountability within your business.
3. It opens the door to a close-knit community.

If I would’ve known this much ahead of time, I wouldn’t have had as many fears about working with others in the first place. I struggled with feeling like because I’m so specific with the quality of work I wanted to produce, it would be best if I did the work myself so that I didn’t have to worry about whether or not the results would turn out how I expected. This mindset and behavior WORE ME OUT!!! I tried handling too many things at once, but I was getting NOWHERE! And it’s so crazy that I went on like this for almost 2 years, knowing there was another option I could take, but alas, my ego got the best of me.

Please don’t do what I did, especially if you have high success goals like me. Now let me explain why the 3 reasons I listed above are valuable about building a team.

1. It makes everything easier.

Well, really because you’re not having to do everything by yourself. As CEO, you now have the authority to tell others what you need them to do to get the job done. But that doesn’t mean just hiring anybody to fill a role. You have to be thorough here. You’ll need to create an “operations manual” and a “production schedule” to get the result you want to see in a timely manner. It’s worth taking the time you would’ve spent on trying to do everything yourself to develop an in-depth guideline for the work you need completed and configuring a specific time frame each task should be completed by. Once you have this constructed, you’ll be ready to hire the talents that can best manage these duties for you. And the best part is you have more time on your hands to train for your next modeling gig. 🙂 Click here to discuss more about hiring staff.

2. It creates a shared accountability within your business.

I hope you already have your legal formations in order as we proceed. Since you were able to identify the assignments needed to complete the job, and you understand who would best get it done, this is the time to learn how important everyone’s role on the team is. Each role comes with a different set of responsibilities, all of which are important in completing the overall job. As a CEO, you’ll be the face of the business. It is your responsibility to make final decisions about the business, how it looks and how it operates, like Jeff Bezos. Your goal is to have the least amount of operational tasks on your hands to be able to organize pivotal moments, so you need to hire a manager to delegate operational activity, someone who everyone looks to for reassurance that they are meeting your expectations. They should be knowledgeable in all areas of operation so that they can hire the right supportive staff to get the job done. The supportive staff usually handles the majority of the labor for the business to succeed. The list goes on about the roles, but you get the gist. Sharing accountability ensures quality.

3. It opens the door to a close-knit community.

When you start a business and hire staff members, you’ve invited people into your circle who want to help you reach your goals, and those with creative perspectives who can offer you their insight. Not only are they bringing value to you, but you also need to value them back. That entails rewarding your staff for their efforts, establishing team-building retreats, offering outreach, PTO, promotions, whatever it takes to keep your team excited to work for you and retaining great employees. There are a lot of corporations who don’t take the time out to appreciate the people who are making them rich, so make that a normal tendency in your startup empire. Your business is already in the market of making changes and this one is GOLDEN. Give credit where credit is due, and it’s done.

Becoming an entrepreneur is a wonderful career choice, and it is even more lucrative when you allow others in to make it happen. Building a team is like creating a family for your business. Don’t be afraid of needing help, and don’t let your ego stop you from flourishing beyond your imagination. If you have any questions you would like to ask me, email me or book a free consultation with me. I’m happy to help! 

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KJ Tha Great

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