Learning Curves are Steep, But Worth It

We solo business owners are always refining our businesses. Part of that mission includes making sure that we uncover built-in opportunities that are sometimes overlooked, and other times it’s a matter of learning something new to enhance a current ability.

Like you, I constantly perform checks to streamline my business procedures. I’m also facing a new challenge. I’ve enrolled in a business course at Baruch College in New York City. The course ends in mid July, just in time for me to travel throughout the U.S. to present numerous seminars.

Do course studies become more difficult as you get older, or are you so set in your ways that anything new seems overly demanding?

That’s what I asked myself after last week’s first class. I was so confused by the material’s complexity that I was ready to quit. But we entrepreneurs are a tough bunch. That’s why we’re in charge of our own success. Receiving a homework assignment didn’t make things easier, but I completed it with a sigh of relief and desire to learn more.

Nothing you do will be easy unless you’ve done it before, and learning something new to enhance your level of business is worth the temporary angst. By mid July, I’ll have mastered this learning curve and have a brand new skill that enhances my customer service and income potential.

This summer, I encourage you to face a new challenge. At the end, there will be a reward so beneficial that you’ll wonder why you didn’t accomplish it earlier.

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