Pod Insights The $100 MBA Show MBA2690 Q&A Wednesday: How Do I Not Get Bored with My Business? About this episode Your business is running smoothly, the numbers look fine, but something feels off. That creeping sense of boredom can sneak in even when everything seems to be working. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Is this really all there is?” -you’re not alone. This week’s question comes from Fabio, who’s feeling stuck in the routine and looking for ways to reignite his spark. Omar tackles this rarely discussed challenge with practical strategies to bring energy and purpose back into your work. From setting fresh goals to reconnecting with your customers, you’ll learn how to shift your mindset and rediscover what makes your business exciting. Ready to feel fired up again? Hit play at the top of the page and learn how to break out of the rut and unlock your next level. To submit your questions, visit 100mba.net/q. Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://lm.fm/GgRPPHiSUBSCRIBEYouTube | Apple Podcast | Spotify | Podcast Feed Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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1:29 Speaker 00 And today, I'm going to show you exactly how to reignite the spark and keep growing without burning out. This is Q&A Wednesday, where we take your questions and answer them right here on the podcast. Fabio asks a great question today. How do I not get bored with my business? Fabio, thanks for asking this, because it's something many entrepreneurs secretly deal with, but they rarely admit it. Let's dig in.
1:59 Speaker 00 Welcome back to the $100 MBA Show. I'm your host, Omar Zenhome, where I deliver practical business lessons three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, to help you start, grow, and scale your business.
2:12 Speaker 00 Real quick, if these episodes help you in any way, hit the follow button on this podcast app. It helps us to keep bringing you practical business insights three times a week for free. Thanks. The first thing I recommend is to reframe boredom. In my opinion, it's growth knocking on the door. When you feel bored, it usually is a signal that you've outgrown the role that you're currently playing in your business. At first, everything is exciting. Every sale, every new customer, every problem solved feels like an adventure. But once you've mastered the basics, the excitement starts to fade, and that's natural. Think of it like leveling up in a video game. The first level is fun, but if you stay stuck on it forever, it becomes boring.
2:56 Speaker 00 And that boredom is telling you it's time for you to play at another level, a higher level. When I built my software company, Webinar Ninja, at first, I loved doing everything myself, customer support, product demos, marketing. But over time, I had to step back and become more of a strategist, a leader, and eventually, a coach to my team members. That shift really killed the boredom because I was growing again. I was challenging myself again. The second thing I recommend is to inject new challenges and goals into your business. One of the fastest ways to get unstuck and get out of boredom is to set new, exciting challenges for yourself. Maybe it's launching a new product. Maybe it's breaking into a new market.
3:41 Speaker 00 Maybe it's throwing a live event. Or maybe it's a revenue milestone that requires you to think differently about your systems and your recruitment. The key here is that you're not stretching yourself. You're stagnating. Let me give you a personal example. When the $100 MBA Show hit millions of downloads, I could have just coasted, but I set myself a challenge. I wanted to land interviews with my heroes. So we started Do extended interviews once a month. I really wanted to get people like Seth Godin and Derek Sivers on the show because I just wanted to meet them and have a conversation with them and get some advice from them. That mission kept me fired up and when it happened, it felt like a fresh win in my sales. I was recommitted to everything I was doing.
4:24 Speaker 00 Third piece of advice, rotate between operator and creator modes. If you spend too much time as an operator, you're running the day-to-day operations of your business and boredom starts to set in because you're doing the same thing over and over. But on the flip side, if you spend too much time or all your time creating, you might feel ungrounded. The trick, I believe, is to rotate between the two. Some seasons, I'm deep in operations. I tighten up systems. I'm improving the margins of our business, right? In other seasons, I give myself permission to create new courses, new podcast episodes, new products. This rotation keeps my brain engaged and avoids that feeling of monotony. Tip number four, build a team and let go. I had to learn this the hard way.
5:09 Speaker 00 Many entrepreneurs get bored because they're stuck doing tasks they already are great at, right? Tasks that no longer challenge them. So the solution is to delegate. Hire someone to handle support, to handle content editing, to handle newsletters, to handle admin, whatever drains your energy, start delegating it. Even if they're not going to do it as good as you at the start, there will be a time where they're going to get better, they're going to train, they're going to be better than you one day because that's all they're going to do. This doesn't just free up your time, it frees up you to focus on the things that excite you again. And you could do this for a period of time and then go back to it if you'd like. For example, at Webinar Ninja, our software company, I had a period of time where I stopped
5:53 Speaker 00 demoing or being the demo guy showcasing the software and doing sales webinars. We hired somebody to do it. It freed me up to pursue partnerships, to hire new engineers, big picture strategy. This shift really reignited my love for business and I could step back into it anytime, which I did. The holidays are the season business owners get pulled in six directions. More calls, more requests, more chances for things to slip through the cracks. Hoping you catch it all isn't a plan. That's why today's episode is brought to you by QUO, spelled Q-U-O. The business phone built so you never miss a call or a customer. Ever have a lead call or text at 10:00 PM? QUO's AI agent handles both 24/7.
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8:24 Speaker 00 Tip number five, reconnect with customers. Nothing kills boredom like remembering why you started this whole thing in the first place. Talk to your customers, get on phone calls, get on Zoom calls, listen to their struggles, right? Hear how your product or service actually makes a difference in their lives. I am so surprised how many people don't talk to their customers because whenever I do, I feel like I'm doing good work. I feel like I'm doing something that's great in the world and I learned so much from them. And I also am so surprised how happy they are to speak to me. I mean, maybe they don't expect the founder to speak to them, but I feel like it's just a great conversation. That reminder of why you're doing what you're doing can really
9:06 Speaker 00 reignite a sense of purpose faster than anything else I've seen. For example, I'll never forget an email that we got from a customer at our software company, Webinar Ninja, who said, "Using the platform saved her business during the pandemic." Stories like that snap you out of boredom instantly because you realize the impact you're making is bigger than the routine tasks you do every day. You understand why you have to do that now. You understand that, hey, I'm actually making a difference. Number six, learn something new, inside or outside your business. Sometimes boredom comes because you're not learning anymore. Pick up a new skill, whether it's copywriting, maybe it's video editing, maybe it's storytelling, maybe it's on-camera presence, public speaking, whatever feels fresh for you, something that
9:51 Speaker 00 maybe you've always wanted to tackle, or learn something outside your business, like look into picking up a new sport or a new game or a new hobby, right? I recently picked up poker and that's really been a fun challenge for me because I'm a beginner again. New learning feeds creativity and creativity really fights boredom. Number seven, something that a lot of people just won't tell you straight to your face, I will, except that fun will come later. Here's the honest truth, business isn't always supposed to be fun. It's supposed to be rewarding. Olympic athletes don't enjoy training sessions. Musicians don't love every rehearsal, right? But they love the success it gives. Gives them the freedom, the mastery, the impact, all that stuff, the money.
10:36 Speaker 00 Let's not forget that, guys. Okay? So don't chase constant excitement. Chase progress. Progress is my north star. If I feel like I'm making progress, I feel like I'm winning. That's what actually feels good in the long run. Fabio, boredom is your signal to grow. Don't ignore it. Use it as a compass. Have it point you towards the next level, whether that's new goals, new challenges, a stronger team, or reconnecting with your mission. And for anyone else that's listening, if you feel bored in your business, it doesn't mean you chose the wrong path, right? It means you're ready to evolve. Lean into that. And don't be scared because you're going to change it to something new, something better that's not only going to serve you,
11:19 Speaker 00 but serve your business and allow you to grow even more. Don't forget, we are here to answer your questions right here on Q and A Wednesday. Just go to 100mba.net slash Q, submit your question there, and we'll make sure we answer it right here on the podcast. Before I go, I want to leave you with this. If your business is making a profit, if it's growing, and you are bored, please recognize this is a blessing. Like, this is first world problem. And I have experienced this myself, and I have to recognize that this is a good problem to have. That means things are going well. It's your job now to not belittle this blessing, not to poo poo on this blessing, and to level up wherever you are in your business,
12:04 Speaker 00 to move up to the next level, to challenge yourself, to grow into something new, so that you are showing that you appreciate what you have by giving more to it. I hope that helps. I hope that makes sense. And I hope that resonates with you.
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