Sep 23 08
Know Your Place
By Renn Vara
Today I had a minor epiphany. It’s been a week of sales and customer meetings, which I really enjoy. Different personalities and business needs and challenges. All levels of responsibility from directors to senior VPs, even a CEO or two. On one plane ride back to San Francisco, I thought about my role in all this. Where’s my place? I didn’t come up with an answer but it got me thinking:
1. I don’t like working with business people who are political. For that matter, I don’t like political people who treat politics like business.
2. I like people who focus on their job rather than focusing on their next job.
3. I like to be of value and hate when I’m not.
4. I like being busy doing cool stuff and helping people be successful.
5. I’m not very good at office work, finding that I’m better meeting and working with customers and potential customers.
6. I like being a manager but hate managing. Like doing reviews – I can teach but not very good at doing.
7. I like being self employed but am amazed at those who successfully work within corporate mazes.
8. I’m deadly afraid of failure but am happy I can’t be fired by one boss. On the other hand, I have a number of bosses/customers to please which creates its own level of daily fear.
9. I’m learning I’m pretty good at what I do but know I have much to learn.
10. And in the end, I know my place. Right here, right now.
What about you?
