week 116: take full responsibility
no one but you
thank you to over 11,000 of you who read this weekly and share with your friends and family for behind the scenes on building zero to 10 million dollar business from scratch and beyond.
i also include a personal note in the end so i am grateful that you let me do that without judgement.
one of the easiest thing to do in business is the blame.
i wish i had a better team.
i wish people will work as hard as me (if that’s even true)
i wish customers just stayed with us and gave us time to prove.
i have spent majority of my career, especially entrepreneurial career on excuses like the one above.
the reality is this:
if the team is not working well together, it’s my fault for not building a culture
if the customers churn, it’s my fault for lack of direction not the product team
if there is not enough money in the bank, it’s my fault for not being prepared
the day, i learned to take full and completely responsibility, instead of thinking or worse, telling others to do their job, i felt free.
it was up to me to take action.
it was up to me to set meetings to get decisions faster.
it was up to me to take time to think about the future.
it’s the job of the CEO.
it’s the job of the leader (if you a team or leading any initiative)
the buck stops at you!
on a personal note, we attended a great gala for a non-profit calling 4g3.org
pls check them out - they are on a mission to help prosecuted Christians all over the world!
also note that with about 200 incredible people there, we were the only ones with our kids of this early age.
Manmeet (my wife) and i have often debated if we should just keep the kids home and let them watch a movie.
but then we also wondered this:
how else are are our kids going to know what is going on in the world
how else are our kids going to know how to behave in a well dressed adult setting
how else are they going to learn to adapt in a situation that is not easy to blend in
as parents, Manmeet and i have been trying to take full responsibility of helping our kids grow and learn.
yes, it would have been easy to just leave them home while parents to do an event.
but what is even more important is to have them be part of what is important for their parents so as they grow up, they will have a perspective way beyond their age.
leader point: in business and in life, when you take full responsibility for your actions or in action, you will make better decisions.
Good one ! We all have our blind spots! Once we know what the challanges are we can and should take action to get back on the right path!
Like a good sermon. There’s some conviction rising up in my soul. :)