Transitioning from Craftsman to Businessman

Why would you want to transition from a Craftsman to Businessman?

The true beginning of this transition is when the Craftsman is working for someone and the moment strikes you that you can do better on your own.

You feel underappreciated at work, the boss is a jackass, and your, “I can do better”, turns to side jobs on the weekends, and after work until you take a leap of faith to go into business for yourself.

That is the beginning of the transition.

Discussion speaks of the Natural Born Entrepreneur vs. the craftsman that actually decides to turn businessman.

While Eric is the Classic, Craftsman to Businessman story, you can imagine, Brad is the polar opposite jumping into Business and becoming a Craftsman on his journey. The back and forth becomes interesting as their perspectives collide.

The transition can be incredibly difficult going from craftsman to businessman as you can find yourself caught in the trap of working harder, hiring more people, and actually making less money, having less time with more risk.

Eric and Brad agree that the one thing they would change if they could go back in time is Hiring a Coach or Mentor to help in the transition. Egos and ignorance typically get in the way.

The debate hits as The Solo Craftsman operation is not truly a business if you can’t walk away from the business and sell it. One man shows have only created a job for themselves.

Book Recommendation is The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael E. Gerber.

When you begin to really think like a businessman as you decide to scale your business the need for systems and SOP’s (standard operating procedures) become paramount.

When working with your team you need to transition from a Task Machine Delegator to Delegating Outcomes. We Deep Dive into this!

Without a team, running a solo operation, you become vulnerable to losing everything if you take on a serious injury or need to take extended time away from your craft or business for an extended period of time.

Discussion of how Hiring “A” Players is paramount vs. how hiring B Players will hold you back from ultimately growing.

The dream becomes the business that runs itself and allows you to flow between Businessman and Craftsman as you desire, when you desire and where you desire.

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