Wagon Trains Made A Huge Mistake

On the Oregon Trail (the actual trail, not the amazing two-tone computer game that consumed untold hours of my youth), it was easy to follow the road. Particularly because it was several feet deep.

So many thousands of wagons had traveled across the open prairie land that the heavy wagons had cut deep ruts into the topsoil.

Near the end of the westward migration, the ruts were almost too deep to travel on.

Talk about stuck in a rut… (I’m a dad. I have a license to issue that joke.)

But that is what happens when we don’t rethink our trails from time to time, isn’t it? Ruts so deep that they become a hinderance, even though they may have at one point been the path of least resistance.

Here’s the one question to ask yourself today to save you countless hours moving forward in your business:

What repetitive tasks do I find myself doing every day?

It’s easy to find yourself in a rut, but investing in systems yield payoff after payoff. Author Jon Acuff calls a system a “win repeater”. Systems don’t have to be complicated, but they do need to eliminate redundancy.

You’ll feel immediate relief, and enjoy the long-term benefits as well. It can be a fantastic investment into your business.

Think about the relief your team would feel if you built a system that replaced the most repetitive processes or boring tasks. Boosted morale now, both from your team and yourself. Profit in the long run.

Ruts happen.

Find a new road.

Onward and upward,
Simon Trask

Simon is author and founder of Profit Hiker: 11 Trails to gain lasting elevation in your business. Find the book right here and the program over there.