Do you like to vacuum? I can not stand it. I tend to go fast to overdo it so it makes me hot and sweaty. It’s probably my least favorite chore. I do a decent job, but I often take shortcuts because I don’t like it very much.

I don’t like ironing either, but I’m good at it, so there it is. However, I tend to iron because we need things, rather than doing it all at once, like my mom used to do.

I like to dust. I have this amazing furniture polish from Melaleuca that I really like. It smells great and it really does a beautiful job.

And I really enjoy doing laundry. I get in in the evenings or on weekends, washing, drying, folding and putting away. (He and my husband wash and dry, but they don’t fold and are rarely put away!)

So what does all this have to do with business?

Think about your daily tasks that you do for your clients (or for your own business). Can you classify the things you do? in these basic categories too?

1. I don’t like to do it. I hate it.

2. I’m good at it, but I don’t love it. I do it when I need it.

3. I like it, there isn’t much need, but when there is, I take pride in it.

4. I love it. I could do it every day. I have a great system to get it right.

Who knew that housework is so much like business, huh?

Look at the things you do every day. What do you really like to do? Do your customers even know what you like?

Many times we fall into that role of ‘task taker’. They tell us what they need and we do it.

It does not mean that we like to do it. And that’s where the shame is!

We must remember that we are running our own business. – We are the boss, not the customer. We are not an employee.

We have the right to determine exactly what we love to do and we have to be able to tell people about it.

Look at your daily or weekly to-do list. What’s in it that you would rather not be doing?

How can you make some changes in your business? that will help you get there? Going back to house cleaning, a couple of years ago we hired a cleaner. It was a big step in our family. We dreamed of it for a long time and thought ‘if only we could afford it!’

But it turns out that we could, because we determined the tasks we needed him to do and what our budget was, and for that we paid him. (She does the floors, the bathrooms, and dusts every two weeks!) She told us that she doesn’t clear the trinket shelves to clean them, so we take things off the shelves if we want her to clean them. Each of us sets expectations and it’s great. We would never be without a cleaner again.

It is no different than your own business. make some decisions about what you want to do and what you don’t want to do.

There are many options for clients to work with more than one person to do all of their “tasks.”

If you want to be in business for a long time and earn the money you want, act as the head of the family (or CEO).

I promise you that these decisions will be the most impactful things in your business.

Do what you love, get paid appropriately for it. Ready. Incredible business that you LOVE.

If you’re stuck on how to build your list of what you love, book a free consultation with me here!