Despite my hopes to update this blog at least once a day, I slipped in my first week. Thursday and Friday were extremely busy days for my work efforts. As our new office continues to be renovated, I worked from home both days. My focus on these days was to write detailed product overviews for the two primary services that the business will offer. Part of this time was used to conduct related research as well.
The documents I generated were extremely in-depth and comprehensive. I was very excited to share them with my business partner/employer. Upon completing a document I would quickly email them off to him and await his response. Hours went by before I finally heard back, but the 90 minute conference-call to discuss the work I've been sweating-out was productive and encouraging.
The documents I generated were extremely in-depth and comprehensive. I was very excited to share them with my business partner/employer. Upon completing a document I would quickly email them off to him and await his response. Hours went by before I finally heard back, but the 90 minute conference-call to discuss the work I've been sweating-out was productive and encouraging.
Timely Lesson
If I took a lesson from today, it was that in entrepreneurship there are abnormal follow-up times and expectations with time all-together. The work day isn't 8 hours, it has to be 24 (as I discovered when I found myself working Saturday afternoon) if you want your business to compete. Co-workers and clients will be as busy or busier than you are, and response times will vary. It's become evident that to survive in this role I will have to be flexible and willing to fit work in anytime, anywhere.
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