I have recently realized this is a problem for me. I run an online business in a very niche market, so anyone in this industry knows one another. Many of my competitors came along long after me, but had start up capital that helped to catapult them way ahead of me in most areas. My company is doing ok, growing slowly and steadily.
I know if these other companies weren’t in my periphery all day long, I’d be happy with where we are. But instead, I constantly feel like I’m falling behind. I know 100% this is a “me” problem, but I’m just curious if anyone else has ever dealt with this and how you snapped yourself out of it.
Focus on your strenghts and pay close attention to your best customers; be friendly, go that extra mile if necessary to solve their problems and you’ll be fine. I’m in a similar business setting (niche parts sales) severly understaffed, underequipped and lacking warehouse space but I have a knack for procuring exotic and older parts for various machinery and obscure knowledge that it would take someone else days/weeks worth of internet research to produce the correct result. And it allows me to live in relative comfort despite many retail giants around me. Speed (but not haste) and precision (but not overwhelming details) are key to a happy customer 😎