{"id":2081,"date":"2009-10-03T06:49:29","date_gmt":"2009-10-03T11:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37d57f8fa2.nxcli.io\/blog\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2010-09-16T12:18:35","modified_gmt":"2010-09-16T17:18:35","slug":"better-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/small-business-management\/better-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips for Better Small Business Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

“What’s with your attitude?”<\/p>\n

The biggest difference between small business leaders and followers is their attitude. Most people approach a problem in one of the following three frames of mind:<\/p>\n

1. They get uncomfortable and wish it would go away.
\n2. They feel they have to come up with a quick and correct answer.
\n3. They look for someone or something to blame.<\/p>\n

As a result, most people worry about their problems until they can be resolved.<\/p>\n

Small Business Leaders<\/a> are different. They have trained themselves to look at problems in three opposite frames of mind:<\/p>\n

1. They see them as normal and therefore not something to worry about.
\n2. They see them as opportunities to learn and move ahead. As Richard Bach put it: “There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand.”
\n3. They see solutions as inevitable.<\/p>\n

Over a lifetime of grappling with problems as obstacles, setbacks, and challenges, I’ve learned that problems can always be resolved by two approaches that lead to a much easier life:<\/p>\n

1. By moving your thinking to a higher level
\n2. By taking your time.<\/p>\n

Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now, says that seeing a situation as a “problem” is the result of ego-based thinking. In this kind of thinking, a problem arises when it threatens our image of ourselves as competent, capable, and confident.<\/p>\n

By moving our thinking from ego-based to non ego, or spirit-based, thinking, our problems dissolve into thin air. They become simply another “interesting” situation with lots of opportunities to explore, experiment, and have fun.<\/p>\n

Taking our time is the second way to solve problems.<\/p>\n

Tom Hicks, of business consultancy Connexus, says that people are born problem-solvers but don’t realise it. Our fear of discomfort means we rush into a solution when it would be infinitely better to take our time.<\/p>\n

By being patient, we allow ourselves to put the solution at the end of the process of enquiry and higher-level thinking. It also means being able to live with “life unresolved”, not always a comfortable thing to do.<\/p>\n

Hicks adds that a problem is like a curve in the road where we can’t see the road ahead. When we take the bend quickly, we come a cropper. When we take it slowly, we make it easily.<\/p>\n

The next time you face a problem which appears to knock you off-track, don’t panic, wonder what you’ve done wrong, or lose your confidence<\/a>. Instead, calm your thoughts and take your time.<\/p>\n

And that way, bit by bit, you will become a leader of class.<\/p>\n

– Eric<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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