by Troy Hamler on December 1, 2009
Have you ever wondered if what you are doing really even matters? I know this thought has raced through my mind on many occasions. Having lived a grand total of 37 years, I will tell you that everything matters. Yes, everything…even the stuff I can’t remember matters.
Daily I find myself moving throughout the day participating in what some call “self-talk”. You know, that little voice in your head that just talks and talks. To you, with you, and about you. Most of the time my voice is positive. I don’t know if it is a male or female voice, but I do know that it never stops talking.
For instance, take this picture of me.
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by Troy Hamler on November 9, 2009
I believe that there is something different about a business owner. Business owners have a dream. When they close their eyes and think about their business, they see the silver-lining, what is possible, what can be. They see what others can’t see, sometimes they see what is not there, and sometimes they can’t see what is there.
As a business owner it is easy to focus on the dream. Sometimes the silver-lining is all you have to hold onto. As businesses are started, the first thing that happens is revenue. After all, without revenue you don’t have a business.
It is a natural thing for a business owner to focus on revenue. Revenue becomes your newborn baby. It is perfect, it is a part of you. It requires effort, nurturing, and it gets all the love. And just like a baby, it is easy to overlook all the work and pain, as long as the revenue is growing. But, if for some reason your revenue stops growing panic will set in. It is true that “growth hides warts”. And in the event that your business stops growing naturally, you will need to do something to spur growth.
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