The quickest way to of being the best owner of your business is to be the best owner of your own life. How do you do that? By effectively claiming what's yours. How?

1. Be clear on what you want
If you don't know what exactly you want and you fail to communicate it to others in a way that even a first grader gets it, how will others know? Same thing with the things , situations, people you can't wan to spend your time and energy on. Supposing that the others can read your mind is a great strategy but I just haven't seen it work that much.

2.  Keep an eye on your feelings
People tend to feel same thing in similar situations. Have you noticed that in yourself? What situations anger you; make you happy, excited, at peace?What interactions trigger guilt, blame, remorse, self-pity? Checking up with what your feelings tell you is always a good way to find out for yourself whether you are playing a home game or you are just an actor in a play directed by somebody else.

3. Choose which signs to follow
Keep yourself informed about the other person's feelings too. they will keep you on track for what is expected from you. Just keep in mind that feeling for somebody else's needs and wants and wanting to assert your own requirements is just not possible without a compromise from both parties. If the other person cannot or is not willing to have a share in the compromise option – your choice is between following your own best interest and involving yourself in  somebody else's drama.

4. Be prepared to leave
Letting go and moving on can be a self-preserving act when your needs and wants are not met and there is no sign of willingness to work on that. but it can also be a fleeting strategy which signals you that you do not want to face the situation and that you prefer to pretend that it does not exist. How can you be sure which way you choose? Ask yourself:  Did you really honestly give your best to work on those wants and needs? If you leave it all ,is there really a loss?

5.  Be the trusting one – some wants and needs take time.
If your business partner is disorganized for example, be patient. It takes time for the seed of change to grow. How will things be different if you trust that things are just the way they need to be each and every day?