It's an abstract way of thinking, yes. I will say that. How does one think like an owner? Are you born a leader? Do you achieve it? Can you learn it? I don't know yet. Will I? No clue. Big questions, no answers.
When I signed on with Budget as a formal employee/partner, I...well. Let's not sugarcoat it. I didn't know what the flying flapping flip I was doing. No clue. I knew how to clean toilets, and dust surfaces. That's it. I had no idea what goes into running a business. I knew it wasn't easy, but I didn't know it was this hard.
Everyone has had a job at least once in there life. Well, in most circumstances. Anyway, you may be used to doin' your thing, getting a paycheck, and then going home. Anything outside of your duties fell into a place where you simply didn't have to worry about them. Now that I am on the side that gives out paychecks, I can really see what an owner goes though.
We've had ups. We've had downs. When a company is failing (we're not, but hear me out), employees typically jump ship. Hell, I would have. Now, I see the value in sticking around. Working for it. Not just giving up and moving on to the next venture. There are things that need to be done, and they need to be done well.
Recently, very recently as a matter of fact, I've really started to think like an owner. Hell, I should right? This place will be mine someday. I watch my parents struggle, I watch the employees struggle, and I watch both og these parties rise up above the everyday shit of running a business and stay aloft on success. I still have a lot to learn, but you can be certian that I'll learn it all.
And Ill KEEP learning.
What about you? Do you think like an owner? Are you going to take on a business someday? Let me know.
