Brian Kaskavalciyan says contractors stuck in daily firefighting lose control of their time and results. His fix: block off at least half a day weekly to step back from operations and focus on high-payoff work like solving major problems and driving profitability instead of reactive tasks.
Most contractors are so wrapped up in the day-to-day of their business that they have no control over their time, and so they don't have control over their results. So their time is spent putting out fires rather than eliminating the roadblocks that are in the way of your business being what you want it to be. So do this instead: remove yourself from your business at least half a day a week and work on only your high-payoff activities. You want to use this time to solve big problems and issues, to capitalize on opportunities, assess threats, and of course maximize profitability.
