My Perfect World
“Okay,” Nancy asked, “what is your perfect world?”
“It’s having more joy and less hassle,” I said. I think in some
way that is the same for all of us, right? “I want the freedom
to create and to make a difference in this world on my terms.
If you help me do that, I’ll be one happy boss.”
Nancy’s Perfect World
“Okay, Nancy, what is your perfect world?” I asked.
“Getting rid of anything to do with accounting and technology. I’d like to have more time for marketing and taking care
of our clients. I’d also like to spend more time with my son
(David, who was 12 at the time), and I’d like to travel more.”
“Okay, done,” I replied. “No more accounting and technology. We’ll order out. That will free you up to do more
marketing and spend more time with clients. We’ll create an
incentive plan, and your reward will be free tickets to travel
anywhere you’d like.
“At the end of every month, we will grade ourselves on a
scale of one to 10 on how well we did at creating each
other’s perfect world. If we aren’t at a nine or a 10, we’ll
figure out a way to raise the score the next month.”
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