That’s not to say you should be cynical or pessimistic. Talk to people who disagree with you.They may not be right, but they can certainly help you balance out your own biases as to how things should be. Stand outside your normal frame of how you view your business. How often have you thought:

• I waste too much time doing administration rather than making sales;
• I spend too many hours at work instead of doing the things I enjoy;
• I know my business is inefficient, but I never have a chance to sort it out;
• I’m “too close” to my business operations so I don’t know where to start fixing things; or
• I have time to make SOME changes, but which ones will give me the greatest benefit, for the least cost?

Make a list of those things you think are inefficient and a second list of the things you’d rather be doing in your business apart from day-to-day operations.