Where Are You the Most Valuable?

Summary

• I need to determine where I am most valuable in my work right now.
• I’ve been a top executor in every business we’ve had and can execute tasks ruthlessly.
• My value is shifting because I’ve started doing new things.
• I’m evaluating my abilities in making great decisions, forecasting, planning, and leading marketing.
• I realize that just because I like doing something and have done it for the last 8 years doesn’t mean it’s the most valuable thing for me to do now.
• It’s important to balance where I am most valuable and what I want for myself.

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How To Take Action

Action Plan for Implementing Insights and Strategies

Determine Your Most Valuable Role:
Evaluate your current tasks and identify where you bring the most value. Ask yourself, “What are the unique skills I possess that no one else can do as effectively?” Focus on those tasks that make the biggest impact on your business or personal growth.

Leverage Your Execution Skills:
If you’re good at ruthlessly executing tasks, use this to your advantage. Prioritize tasks that yield the highest returns and execute them efficiently. This will free up time for more strategic activities.

Adapt to Shifting Values:
As your role evolves, your value may shift too. Continuously reassess where your skills and interests lie. It’s okay to shift focus if it means you’re working on high-impact areas. Periodically review your role to ensure you stay aligned with where you are most needed.

Evaluate and Enhance Decision-Making:
Focus on making better decisions. Start practicing decision-making frameworks like pros-and-cons lists or risk assessments to improve your forecasting and planning abilities.

Focus on Marketing Leadership:
If leading marketing is becoming a key part of your role, invest time in understanding new marketing trends and strategies. This doesn’t require a lot of money but can have a high payoff by expanding your influence and improving your business outcomes.

Balance Value and Desire:
Finally, balance what you are most valuable at with what you love doing. It’s crucial to align your tasks with your personal goals and happiness. Create a vision board or journal to keep track of what you want for yourself and measure how your daily activities align with that vision.

By focusing on these low-cost, high-impact strategies, you can ensure that you’re making the most of your time and talents. Keep assessing and adjusting to maintain a balance between value and personal fulfillment.

Full Transcript

I would say the biggest challenge right now is just like I have to determine where I am most valuable I've spent a lot of time thinking about that because I have been I would say like top executor in every business we've had I can just ruthlessly execute but my value is also shifting just because I've started doing new things and so I'm just trying to evaluate what that looks like because my ability to make great decisions my ability to forecast and plan my ability to lead marketing like all those things have come to fr ition and so now I can do things that it's actually harder to do therefore that means this thing I really like doing and I've done for the last8 years it's actually might not be the most valuable thing anymore and so it's a mix of where am I most valuable and what do I want for myself