3 Plumbers later…why knowing and working in your wheelhouse matters.

So, our pipes in our master bathroom are freezing up at varying degrees of temperature. The trades are all blaming each other (it’s a new house). The plumbers think it’s the insulators fault, the insulation guys think it’s the framer’s fault and the framer’s blame the plumbers or something like that…you get the idea. A lot of finger pointing, a lot of consults and not a lot of fixing going on.

Me? I just want it fixed. ASAP.

And most of them think the garage needs to be heated (not the solution…just a bandaid so I said a big NO to that one as the first action we take).

Finally, plumber #3 shows up. He’s the solution guy. He’s the plumbing strategist…the ninja! He’s unassuming but on it. He knows what he’s talking about, he asks if everyone is blaming everyone else and he explains why there is a pocket of cold air that is making everything freeze. This guy WORKS in his WHEELHOUSE.

He’s smart enough to know that he can’t hold a candle to the rough-in guy (plumber #2) when it comes to doing rough-ins but he KNOWS that he is the solutions guy and that is why he just had a 70 hr work week. (Note: the 3rd plumber arrived at 10 am on a Sunday. Dedication to the work.).

Moral of the story: KNOW YOUR WHEELHOUSE. Work in your wheelhouse. (Listen in to Episode 42: Are you wasting your time and your talent to explore why this is so important.)

What’s your wheelhouse? What you are truly good at. Your skillset. Your unique talents and abilities. What people ask the most for.

Showcase them. Exploit them. Use them to your advantage and to make more money. Hire the rest of your tasks out or spend minimal time on them during your day. And, don’t waste too much time training on what you are only kind of good at. Focus on what you are GREAT at and get even better.

Be plumber #3. He SAVED the DAY, provided the most value (he knew what he was good at and he exploited his skillset) and I could tell he loved his job. (And, he made the most money.)