I laughed so hard, thank you.

Close your buttcheeks as well

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From a coaching and sports administration perspective people tend to equate alot achievements with coaching skills. I'm a much better coach than I ever was as an athlete.

As a Commercial Collector, what would you say are some of your favorites? Personally, I love the first generation FreeCreditReport.Com ads. I can still sing a few of the songs!

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Get off screens. Do things that challenge you. Start small. Persist. Try something more challenging. Persist.

Listen to the limiting self-belief and laugh at it. See it for what it’s really worth - which is nothing. It’s a story, a construct, and it’s not real. So erase the narrative and write yourself a new one

Try the 2 minute Wonder Woman power pose.

Stay off social media and recognise that most people question themselves, and if they don't they're probably psychopaths.

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This is also true for anyone doing freelance work. I'm really good at my job and have a constant flow of work because I undercharge in an industry that's severely lacking skilled technicians. But I'm still short about $10k this year from people not paying me. I fucking hate paperwork but unfortunately it's the line between success and failure.

I'm an artist and that's been one of the hardest lessons of the last few years for me. I'm a great artist, but that doesn't mean shit when it comes to running a business. Such different skillsets.

I had a successful business for 25 years. Every single year we were in business (including the lean years) we outsourced all the tax preparation to professionals. No way we could've done everything else AND the tax preparation.

This is a big issue in many work places. Being a good employee and being a good employer or manager are different skill sets. Being a good business person doesn't mean you will be good in politics (no matter your political party). Being a good artist doesn't mean you can run a gallery, studio, ETSY site. A lot of failing businesses would do a lot better if the owners got out of the way.

One of my favorite examples of this is Jimmy Buffett. He has restaurants, appliances, clothes, real estate, books, and so much more. He doesn't run any of it. The secret to his success is he surrounded himself with people who are great at what they do, and then he takes care of them.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a restaurant GM. He said a good GM has no responsibilities other than overseeing their employees. A good GM delegates all responsibilities to those under them, and only steps in when needed. A good GM lets people do what they are good at, and then takes care of those people with everything they have.

Sounds like a worker co-op would've been a better fit for you. You can do the honest work while someone else handles the business details (charging, taxes, etc.) and everyone gets a cut of the profit.

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Also, if you're starting a business Seek help there are alot of sources that can help you get started

I agree! I'm trying to get into the trades, and one of my internships this summer was a decent electrician & a good man, but not usually the best businessman (not my conclusion, more experienced employee told me.) He still got me my paychecks and everything though. It wasn't the worst experience, and I learned a lot from him.

Former Auto repair owner/operator. I wanted to treat my customers the way I wanted to be treated. Talk to them, educate them on what and why I did the repairs. My problem was I was too honest, maybe didn't charge for my full time or gave away time for simple jobs that were fixed in a minute or so. Realized if the successful shops rip people off. Upselling unneeded work, or not fully doing work they claimed. Paperwork wasn't the problem. I got tired of the bureaucracy. Everyone wanted a slice of the pie. Fees to bureau of auto repair for a paper to run a business but they offered nothing in return. The fire dept inspector, water, sewer, waste disposal, etc. Instead I went to work for fortune 500 company making many times the $$$ + great benefits and pension. Best move I ever made. Former customers that I work with now, have told me they can't find a mechanic the can trust anymore. And I'm the only one I trust to work on my own vehicles.

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Very good points. Thank you very much for them!

I'm going to mull over a strategy based on what everyone has said 😁

They could, for sure. But it’s up to you whether you want to just take on extra work with no increase in money or benefits. They could give this duty to someone else, or hire someone else to do it. Or just tell you that it’s mandatory that you do it.

They might not want to pay you any more money, but even a day or two of extra vacation is a win for you and likely easier for your supervisor or whoever to get approved.

If you don’t say anything you could end up in a scenario where you’re getting more and more work added to your plate because you’re a “great team player”. But what’s the cost of all that extra work on you? Longer hours? Working on weekends? Unpaid overtime? More stress? Burnout?

You can make the argument not to rock the boat, but you also don’t want to be the doormat everyone walks all over because they never stand up for themselves.