Recently I was working on our OBM StarterKit (if you have’t signed up I encourage you too, as the video series is AMAZING if you are considering becoming an OBM). One of the autoresponder topics is ‘you know you’re an online business manager when…’ So I began to think about the attributes that seem to be a common theme within our community of OBM’s. I wanted to share just a few with you (don’t worry these are not even the same ones I used in the autoresponder series… so sign up and see the rest 😉
You know you’re an online business manager when…
you are the go to person on your job, in your current group of friends or with your current client relationships. I say this because I have discovered that online business managers (please don’t take this personally, as I am talking about myself as well) tend to often be the ‘know it all’s’ of a group. Not in a negative kind of way but in a ‘in the know’ kinda way. Folks trust you, confide in you, you are very responsible so others often rely on you. You are at the very core a person of service to others and love to be needed or love to feel as though you are actually helping. It is important to you to make a difference.
You know you’re an online business manager when…
“problems” excite you! I know this sounds a bit odd, but the truth is most of the online business managers I know that truly love the work they do, THRIVE when they get to troubleshoot a problem. Fix a process or mend a relationship. We are the people that want to bring calm to the chaos. We work best under pressure and love to save the day with our calm, collected, triage ability to simply fix it. Doesn’t really matter what ‘it’ is either, we are the people to fix it. A problem is simply an undiscovered solution, in which we are energized to find and reveal.
You know you’re an online business manager when…
you have a real passion for business. I am not talking about your business, but business in general. You want to see how processes can be streamlined, how team members can be empowered, and how automation can be utilized to the fullest. You have a desire to ensure productivity is functioning at its highest level and systems are being used correctly. Business is a big puzzle in your head and pure joy comes from connecting the pieces and seeing how each element makes the success of the vision (puzzle.) You would essentially do this even if you were not getting paid, especially if people would get out of your way and let you truly implement what you ‘see’ is needed to be successful.
Does this sound like you at all? If so you might want to get more information about our Online Business Manager Certification Training.. you can get all the details and get started with your potential OBM business simply by signing up for the OBM Starter Kit!