Loading My wife and I discuss business a lot. After all, we work together. One of the things we try to do is take walks or run together and discuss our business and other people’s business.
Why?
Because it gives us time for reflection, goal setting, planning, and idea generation. It helps us reflect on what is going right, and what changes we need to make.
It also gives us time to really think about other opportunities out there. It gives us a different perspective.
This perspective is valuable because no matter how smart you are, you can’t possibly see everything. You need different viewpoints, different angles, and people to challenge your line of thinking.
So what can you learn from this? I highly recommend that you take time and talk to someone who knows your business and can give you meaningful feedback. The hour or so we take has turned out to be some of the most rewarding and useful time we can spend, because it gives us time to think about things and be away from everything else.
No email checking, no phone calls, no projects — just pure talking or silence.
Try it for a few days and if you don’t have some different ideas for your business, or can’t see problems or gain insight I’d be surprised.
-Matt
