In August 2008 Marc Hogan was bet £1 that he couldn’t become a stand up comic in less than 12 months and perform a one man comedy show at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in August 2009 for 21 nights. He won the bet!
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” Dr Benjamin Spock.
Now, forgetting the unfortunate sci-fi connotations, I believe this is a very powerful truth. I presume we all have a boss, but what if you stopped looking at yourself as an “employee” and started to look at yourself as a “mini-business” where you are completely in charge of sales, marketing, production, accounting and personnel.
Does that change the way you feel about your job? (Maybe, maybe not?)
Now I want you to ask yourself:
What 3 things have been bothering me about where I work for the last year or two, and which would be the quickest and easiest to solve?
If I were in charge how would I fix them in the most cost effective and efficient way? How would that benefit me, my colleagues, the rest of the company and our customers?
Who else do I know in the organisation that has the same problem? Could I see if they have an idea that solves the problem?
Once you’ve thought about the answers to the above what’s stopping you (on your own or perhaps as a group) going to your boss or managers with your cost effective and efficient solution to these problems?
Is it your “Editor” (to find out more about the Editor click here)? The little voice that says, “that will never work” or “no one listens to me” and all the other negative rubbish it spouts.
Nothing will change in your organisation unless you do it. You can’t wait for someone else to fix it, you could be waiting forever. This isn’t about complaining, it’s about coming up with a cost effective and efficient solution. Quite simply it’s about making your company a better place to work.
Trust me, your boss wants passionate people who care about their company, so trust yourself and see what you can do to make your company a better place to work…
Click here to watch Marc’s showreel. If you would like to find out more about Marc, visit www.marchoganlive.com or to book him for a speaking event please contact your favourite speaker bureau.
