MBA2397 Why It Feels Like You Are Always Putting Out Fires + Free Ride Friday

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Marketing

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

As entrepreneurs, we often find ourselves waking up to new problems and challenges that need to be solved. But why does this happen so frequently? And more importantly, what can we do about it?

In today’s episode, we dive deep into a common struggle that many business owners face – the constant need to solve problems. The answer lies in the nature of entrepreneurship itself. As business owners, we are constantly innovating, introducing new ideas, products, services, and marketing campaigns.

Omar shares his personal experiences and insights gained from successful entrepreneurs who have navigated similar situations. He will also share practical strategies for managing these fires more effectively, such as quickly identifying the problem, prioritizing necessary actions, and delegating tasks to team members or outside help.

So get ready to feel more in control of your business and learn how to turn fires into opportunities for growth, click play!

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0:00.0	Heyo! Welcome to the 100 R. M. B. A. A. A. A. A. A. A. A.
0:10.0	Welcome to the 100 R. M. B100 R.M. Show, the business podcast,
0:13.2	that always got your back with practical business lessons.
0:16.4	I'm your host, your coach, your teacher, Omar Zenholm.
0:19.4	And today's episode is Free Right Friday.
0:21.3	On Free R. Friday as we we give away a free ride to the
0:23.8	$100 MBA. Our program is showing you how to become a better entrepreneur 100
0:27.5	100-MBA. If you want to win a free ride just leave us an Apple podcast rating and review and you enter our weekly random
0:35.7	draw.
0:36.7	We call Free Ride Friday, listening on Friday to see if you want, it's that easy.
0:40.0	We announce to this week's winner a little bit later in the episode.
0:43.0	In today's episode, you will learn why it feels like you're always putting out fires.
0:48.5	As a business owner, you feel like a professional firefighter, almost on a daily basis, you're waking up to problems, new problems,
0:55.2	problems that you need to solve. Some of these problems are huge. They're critical to the life of the business.
1:00.7	Some of them not so huge, but still gotta get them done.
1:03.8	Why is this the case?
1:05.4	Why are there so many fires as a business owner?
1:08.2	And what can you do about it?
1:09.3	How can you become better at this?
1:12.4	This is something I've been studying for some time.
1:15.0	I actually been thinking about for years and been wanting to do an episode about it.
1:20.0	So here it is, the culmination of my work on this topic.
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