Be a Resource…

Ever feel like everyone is dumping their work on you?  Feel like you have more than enough work to keep you busy 24/7 yet co-workers or family keep asking you to do things?  You, my friend, are a resource.  You have proven that you are responsible, talented and can get things done (and you haven’t learned how to say no). 

I realized this as I was slightly complaining about a co-worker recently dropping a request for a presentation on me at the last minute.  He only asked because he knew i would get it done.   My boss, said to me “Isn’t it great to be a resource?”  When you step back and think about it, it sure is great to be a resource.  Its great to know that others trust you to get things done and to help them out when they are in a pinch.  You are the “go-to person.” 

So the next time you feel like you are just getting dumped on and are tired of people giving you more work, change your thinking.  Say to yourself “I am a resource.”  Shout it at the top of your lungs if you don’t think you’ll piss off your co-workers or if you are the only one left at the office because, by being a resource, you had to work a few extra hours to get the job done. 

Transform your way of thinking from “I’m getting dumped on” to “I’m a Resource!”  Jake Daddy did it…so can you.