Go With The FLOW!

Writes Trevor:

Nikki writes in her latest blog post - Extract: 'As business owners, we often despair... at the business we don't seem to be able to generate... the staff who let us down... the client doesn't want to pay... the Government "red tape"... at all the challenges we are faced with, and yet... we generally survive!'

Hey, what about the power load scheduling that shuts down our internet businesses? Who knows how to send email by manual typewriter?

Business reality in my experience is that anything that can get in the way of you doing business... WILL..! And generally, it is primarily the TOUGH that survive... and survive well.

Being an old big-water river canoeist, I can tell you that there is only one thing to do when flipped out of your canoe and caught in the churning big water - don't fight it - go with the flow!

Raging waters tend to follow the philosophy of 'Lead, follow or get out of the way!' and those who succeed in these waters follow the same philosophy... right, Nikki?

No point stressing about the immediate frustration... try to learn from the experience. Sometimes just being able to breathe is a positive experience... ;-)

Sooner or later you'll get to calmer waters where you can sit and plan your strategy to follow the course that you want. At the end of the day, YOU can decide to stay in the river (in the game) or choose another path over the hills. All choices are hard, you may as well enjoy the thrill of taming the wild waters.

Nikki concludes: 'Many of us not only survive, but we end up making a pretty decent living not only for ourselves but for our employees too, and when we look back, we often remember the tears and perhaps even the smiles, but the best is the dance - the dance for joy at the people we have become.'

That's the reality Nikki.

Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 - 705-2790
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