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存錢、炒股、買房……我們總是想方設法投資，卻忘了，其實我們最大的資產，就是我們自己。

如果不投資自己這個最大的資產，競爭力節節衰退，公司如何繼續經營？

如何讓自己變得更有價值？Market Domination Media的創辦人暨執行長Jonathan Long在《Entrepreneur》網站上發表文章，建議我們從以下5個方面去做：

1、顧好身體

要是成天進出醫院，事業當然就無暇顧及了。所以，一定要把自己的身體顧好。注意飲食。另外，一天保證運動半小時，如果你實在忙得沒時間，每工作一小時起碼起來走動一下。每天午休的時候，建議到戶外散散步，這樣就能預防因久坐所帶來的疾病喔。

2、學會把工作分配給別人

Johanthan Long分享了他的經驗：「從前，我一直覺得每件事都必須由我經受才能保證不會出錯。我不相信別人也能做好。所以，要把工作交給別人，我真的做不到。但是這樣會讓自己很累。成天忙於這些瑣事，你很難將精力集中在那些關係到事業前景、真正重要的事情上。」

「後來，當我學會把東西交給別人做時，我反而發現我的事業更順利了。」

3、有怨言別往肚裡吞

這樣遲早有一天你會爆炸，而且還會影響到你身邊的每一個人。

當然，把你不爽的說出來，是要看對時間、用對方式的。不過，當你把這些負面情緒都清理乾淨之後，你就會感覺「一身輕」，全心全意地投入到真正重要的工作中了。

4、玩！帶上同事一起

在追逐金錢和地位的同時，但也別忘了「玩」。事實上，「會玩」是成功的重要組成部分，卻常常被我們忽視。

而和同事出遊，則會大大幫助你的工作。至少每季舉辦一次活動，哪怕是小小的聚餐也好，都能讓辦公室的氣氛更活躍些。

5、拜個老師

Jonathan Long說：「我敢保證，如果你找每個企業家詢問意見，他們都會告訴你共同的一條：拜個老師。」一個好的老師會幫你消除很多不必要的壓力。遇上任何困難，你也總會有個可以尋求幫助的人，何樂而不為？

5 Ways to Improve the Performance of Your Greatest Asset: You

We are constantly looking for ways to enhance, grow and improve our assets, but we often overlook the most important one of them all. Your greatest asset is not your bank account, stock portfolio, 401(k) or real estate holdings -- it’s you.

What are you doing to make sure you perform at your very best? Imagine if your personal performance started to suffer -- your business would soon follow. Here are five simple ways to improve the performance of your greatest asset.

1. Prioritize your health and wellness.

For your business to thrive, you need to be involved. This won』t happen if you are in and out of the hospital with health issues. Regular exercise and an intelligent diet helps your body and mind operate at peak performance.

Related: 13 Highly Useful Skills You Can Learn in a Minute

Time is a rare commodity -- but make sure to carve out at least 30 minutes a day for physical exercise. If you are bound to a desk and chair all day make sure to get up and stretch every hour. A mid-day walk also goes a long way to help combat the health risks associated with sitting for long periods of time.

2. Delegate and outsource all of your busy work.

You will operate so much more efficiently if you can eliminate all of the busy work that typically slows you down. When you don』t have tedious tasks pulling at you from all directions you can focus 100 percent of your attention on the objectives that directly impact the growth of your business.

Learning to delegate was difficult for me at first -- I felt like I had to do everything myself to ensure it was done correctly. I learned to trust the people I have in place and delegation has allowed me to focus on more important parts of my business related to growth. More doors and opportunities have opened up simply because I pushed all of those little time sucking tasks off my daily plate.

3. Don』t hold back stress and anger. Voice your opinion.

If you ignore the issues that are causing you to become stressed out and angry it’s just going to keep building up until you explode. This isn』t good for anyone involved -- it’s best to address anything that upsets and angers you on the spot.

Sure, take time to assess the situation and come up with a well thought-out solution, but don』t keep putting it off and letting it build up. When you don』t have pending issues or stress on your mind you can devote all of your energy to what’s important -- working on your business and working towards your goals.

4. Have fun, and include your team members.

If you aren』t having fun then you need to reconsider what you are doing and try something new. Having fun is one of the most overlooked components of success. Sales, money and growth are usually on top of the priority list -- but if you aren』t having fun you are going to burn out and your performance will suffer, eventually impacting your business.

Related: How Only Doing What You Do Best Holds You Back

The same concept applies to your employees and team members -- if they are having fun they are going to enjoy what they are doing, and that will directly impact how they perform. Make sure you create a fun work environment but also consider hosting an out-of-the-office event once a month or even once a quarter -- something as simple as an evening of bowling can really help to keep the fun vibe alive and well.

5. Find a mentor.

Ask every successful entrepreneur for one piece of advice and you will undoubtedly have several of them tell you to get a mentor. You aren』t going to have the answer to every question and some situations are going to leave you seeking help.

Rather than stress out or scramble for a solution you can simply pick up the phone knowing you will have someone on the other end that is there to help. Having a mentor that you know you can turn to any time eliminates a lot of unnecessary stress. Less stress equals better personal performance.

Bonus: Network with other like-minded entrepreneurs.

There is no such thing as too much knowledge -- you should constantly strive to learn more. Networking with other like-minded individuals can help you spark new creative ideas, conquer obstacles you are faced with and learn from the experience of others.

EBOC (Entrepreneurs & Business Owners Community) is an online community that I built to provide a place for like-minded entrepreneurs from all over the world to gather and network. It launches on July 15 and you can join the pre-launch list here.

Do you have any additional tips to add to this list? Share them in the comments section below.

原文出處：Entrepreneur

文章來源: https://www.twgreatdaily.com/cat88/node1182820

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