A small one-person business can often be a reflection of the business owner’s personality. A lazy, do-nothing-productive personality may result in a do-nothing business. A peppy, multi-tasking personality may result in a business that roars forward at a breakneck speed. Of course, many factors play into a business’s “personality”, but the personality of the owner can be a major contributing factor.

So what is your personality? Rather than describing it in words, try finding a picture, either photo or graphic, abstract or realistic, that represents your personality. Once you find that picture, display it on your computer desktop as wallpaper or print it out and place it on your desk or workspace.

Now think about it for a while. Imagine your business as represented by that picture.

• What do you imagine when you view your business that way?
• Is there a different picture that you wish would represent your business?
• Is it possible that your wish picture could also represent your own personality?
• Why or why not?

These are just some ideas to get you thinking about your own personality and how that affects the “personality” of your business. Play with the idea for a while and see what emerges.

Want to see the picture that I think represents my own personality? Here it is.

(from Smash Mouth. "AllStar" Astro Lounge. Interscope Records, 1999.)

Posted on October 13th, 2008 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Creativity Exercises