Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Only bad things happen quickly

Heart attacks, car accidents, tornadoes, earthquakes – these things happen quickly.

Businesses take years to build. Success comes in steps – some bigger, some smaller. You are building a lot of relationships with customers, suppliers, clients, employees, investors and so on. Relationships take time to build and need maintenance.

It is important to understand this in your heart, in your bones and not just in your head. You can tell your friends and family that ‘It’s all good’, but you need to forgive yourself for not being able to grow the business faster. If you can’t then you will spend all your days stressed out about things beyond your control

Always test the boundaries of how fast you can grow, but be realistic in your expectations. It normally takes 3 years to have a solid cash flow with repeat customers. If you can do it faster –  well done.

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