Square wheel syndrome. Do you have it?
Randy Baker
#1 Best Selling Author, Business Geek, Entrepreneur. Helping authors go from idea to the next best seller list. Ghostwriting, book coaching, editing and publishing. Disrupting traditional publishing one story at a time.
It IS a thing!
And it has reached epidemic proportions…
Stagnating growth…
Destroying careers…
And killing businesses.
How do you know if you are suffering from square wheel syndrome?
You might be if:-
-?????????You work so many hours your spouse has forgotten what you look like
-?????????Those golden locks are prematurely turning gray
-?????????The kids have started calling you Uncle Dad
-?????????Double espresso shots and power bars make up the daily nutrient count
-?????????Ambien allows some sleep for an hour or two
-?????????The calendar is always full
-?????????Vacation? What’s that?
-?????????Weekend look the same as weekdays
You rush from one disaster to the next, never knowing what the next day will bring, rushing against time to get the next product version shipped, the next investment funds in, the next something or other to do whatever you think has to be done…
In fact, you have no idea why you are so freaking busy….
But you can’t stop…
Because…
Well…
If this is you, you are in luck…
Square wheel syndrome is curable..
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But before we get the cure we need to understand the symptoms…
Imagine if you were riding a bicycle…and you are huffing and puffing, heart beating out of your chest, sweat pouring off your brow…
But you are getting nowhere…
You look down and see that your bicycle has square wheels…
No wonder you are going nowhere…
But you have to get up the hill…
So you double your efforts…
And still nothing happens!
This is square wheel syndrome.
And the cure is that guy tapping you on the shoulder holding a pair of shiny new round wheels…
But you are too busy to notice…
You brush him away impatiently so you can concentrate on getting forward momentum…
Don’t let Square Wheels Syndrome destroy you.
Take the time to get off and accept the help that is being offered.
Maybe then…
-?????????Your spouse will welcome you back to the family
-?????????Premature balding can be staved off
-?????????Dad become the title of choice from the kids
-?????????Home cooked meals become the norm
-?????????7 -8 hours sleep every night
-?????????Vacations happen regularly
-?????????Weekends are rediscovered
What do you think?