The Self-Doubting Small Business Person
Thtat’s me but is it you too?
Yep, I have to admit that I am continually plagued with self-doubt. Can I do it? Can I produce the product this customer wants, needs and has paid good money for? Am I really worth what Toni charges for my services?
A lot of the people we deal with come to us because of our experience. Together Toni and I now have over 16 years of experience in the area that Toni’s small business services.
Quite often we wonder whether or not a client has really thought through what they want to do and so, if someone wants to spend a lot of money with us, we will often question them about their plans and whether or not the understand the risks involved.
We did that on Saturday when we sat down to price a job that a new client wanted us to work on. After working out the initial figure we decided that we really needed to find out if the client had thought things through or not so we sent off quite a lengthy email.
The reply that came back certainly answered all our questions and we now feel confident that he really does understand what is involved in getting a decent return on his investment.
He also made a comment that went some way to dismiss my doubt in myself - although I’m sure it will return.
I am very impressed at the thoroughness in your approach to this project, I like surrounding myself with people that are very good at there job, that’s how you make money by listening to experts … so please keep questioning me and suggesting ideas
Maybe you and I really do have the ability to produce what our customers want and pay for 
