Week 3- Skin in The Game

This week I was able to reflect a lot about my current job situation. This happened to be exactly what I needed to do this week especially when it came to Jan Newman's comments about having Skin in the game.

I currently work for a small company and have for the last year and 8 months. I have put in any amount of time and effort needed to help this company succeed. This has meant anything from taking before and after hour phone calls and texts to working 70+ hour weeks on a salary pay with no extra incentive or bonus. To top it all off I was promised a raise over 9 months ago that has yet to be given to me even though I am paid about 50% less then what I should be paid for my current position and responsibility. The reason I have stayed is because that is what I was the right thing to do and also because I saw the vision and upside of the companies vision long term which I have believed in since day one of working at this said company.

Watching these videos this allowed me to be reminded of the long term benefit of having skin in the game will have for me in the long term from the large amount of time and effort I have put into this company. I have an amazing boss that is extremely loyal to me and helps me in more ways then I can even count to mentor me and teach me how to be the best business person that I can be. I also work with some other amazing co-worker that I love working with on a regular basis. Lastly, the long term possibility for where this company is going is huge. All those things together and many more have helped me to realize that putting in extra time and effort is only something that can help me now and in the long run.

I hope that this will be something that I will continue to remember in any job that I have in the future. Making sure that I have skin in the game is going to be something that I have in every job that I hold in the future in order to make sure I am invested in whatever endeavor I am pursuing at that time.