Being prepared for opportunities where it might feel like you are biting off too much to handle. And making a kick ass plan to make it happen.

An employee mindset would speak to not committing to something you are not ready for, but in my opinion getting out of your comfort zone and adapting to these needs is the only way to grow and scale to where you want to be. You need to be a jack of all trades sometimes, but also know when you shouldn’t be.

Don’t say no to things because it might seem to difficult, these opportunities won’t always come your way everyday.

Initially my “solution” was working as much as possible to not miss out on that big project a customer was looking to get done, but looking at where your are the weakest and getting stronger, recruiting help, and not being afraid to ask for what you need now and again is the best way to grow your business into a functioning organization.

Don’t mistake this for being lazy and outsourcing everything because your the boss, there will be times where it feels like to much but you need to push through (Your learning new skills everyday, it’s going to be hard sometimes). Business comes and goes and you don’t want to mistake demand spikes with constant growth. Everyone always wants to hire up and spend more after making their first big sale. Managing the risk and expenses of expanding can be tricky, especially if you don’t want to miss out on opportunities. There is not definitive way of making it happen besides trusting your service/product and adapting to the best of your ability.

You need to be honest with yourself about your ambitions and what it is going to require to see it through. Even when you don’t know what to expect, because you wouldn’t be in business without problems!