Success is in the Work You Love

By: Jennifer Goode

How many hours in the day do you spend working? If you're working for yourself, how many more hours did you just add to your day?

The hours we spend working should be dedicated to doing something we enjoy. We should be loving the work that we do every day because there is so much of it we have to do in a lifetime. It's hard enough to manage, organize, coordinate, plan, market, follow-up, reach out and brainstorm new angles. We don't need to add that nagging line of thought that sounds something like "is this really what I want to do?". There are so many more opportunities for success when we truly love what we are doing.

There will always be tasks we don't love, or even like for that matter. I greatly dislike billing and collections. Others may dislike the creative tasks I thoroughly enjoy. Instead of fighting these tasks, which usually lead to procrastinating or dragging our feet to finish, we should be finding helpful resources and use them to our advantage. For example, instead of managing the books and arguing with the numbers every month, find a bookkeeper, accountant or even software to take on the bulk of the task.

To build up these resources attend various events such as industry specific conventions. Get involved not just for the marketing or exposure value of your own business. Attend these events to meet people and companies with services and skills complimentary to your own. Swapping skills can be a fantastic way to grow a business while building a strong network of collaborators. When you work toward helping others while they help you, success is often a natural result.

Don't wait for the ideas to come to you, create them from what you already love!

Whether you are thinking about building a business or you are looking for new angles to grow, you can begin to build your business into something you love by merely knowing what you love. Think about what you enjoy most. What do you spend most your time doing (or wishing you had time to do)? What are your favorite hobbies, sports or traveling locations? Think about what things, foods, places and activities you prefer - and then think about why. These preferences are a great starting point for building foundations to support successful business ideas. Tie them into your business concept and make them work for you.

It's so much easier to share, spread the word and be proud of our accomplishments when we are truly excited about path we are on. There are a million good ideas - so reach deep down and pull out your favorites; find one you'd be happy to wear on your forehead. This is the idea you are mostly likely to put the most effort into. Grasp it, hold it tight and then run full steam ahead.

When you love what you do, eventually what you do will love you right back.

Jennifer Goode is a Colorado native, mother of 3 and the "doodler in charge" of JGoode Designs. http://www.JGoodeDesigns.com - Inspiring Smiles Every Day