Is One Habit Holding Your Business Back?

QUESTION:

What is one habit you sincerely believe is holding you back in your business?

• Procrastination. It makes it hard to tackle the most important tasks, and gives me agitation in the process. — Darren Loprinzi, Color Reflections, Philadelphia, PA

• Delegation. — Rick Mandel, Mandel Graphic Solutions, Glendale, WI
• Clear, concise communication.  Not being effective enough in these is holding me back deeply. — Derek Atchley, Atchley Graphics, Columbus, OH

• Allowing myself to get pulled too deeply into the details on a daily basis is the number one impediment to me doing things that would actually advance the business in general. It’s very easy to become a firefighter instead of a strategic planner. — Wade Neff, Strategic Factory, Owings Mills, MD

• I’ve always micro-managed every aspect of the business. I’m apprehensive giving the helm up. — Tommy Melendez, Master Graphics NYC, Bronx, NY
• Control vs empowerment. Working on it! — Jon Sherman, Flavor Paper, Brooklyn, NY
• Procrastination when confronting difficult situations or people. — Tami Napolitano, Awesome Graphics, Rutland, VT

• I’m working on listening more rather than jumping to be the first person to speak. — Morgen Masciana, Dcg One, Seattle, WA

• The skill of focus is definitely a challenge. — Mark Potter, Kingdom Vinyls, Muscle Shoals, AL
• I’m a boomer, I could retire but I enjoy what I am doing. Still, I am exploring other activities outside of the business for the day I retire. Being at that “one foot out and one foot still in” stage is dangerous. I need to pull myself back in and commit 100% to the business until retiring. Not fair to employees and/or our customers. — David Kaiser, Digitype Design, Tualatin, OR