Are We All Similar?

Daily Spin:

1.  Hold up three fingers of your writing hand.

2.  Think of a flower.

3.  Think of a piece of furniture.

4.  Think of a color.

5.  Think of a number between one and ten.

When you set the vision for your small business, I hope it's a vision that personally drives you because chances are that if it drives you, then it will drive customers to you.  

One key expectation management goal of any small business is to remember to grow naturally.  Said differently, don't try to be someone you're not.  Having growing pains that are in stride with your growth needs have their own challenges, but those challenges are easier to deal with than to add too much business too fast and ending up sacrificing your quality to get the business.  Remember, if you're a one person shop, adding too much too fast can take you out of your comfort level and out of the work that you enjoy - the work that drove you to start your own business in the first place.

I think we're all more similar in what we want, than not.  I think we all want a vision that helps us stay true to our self, and have the faith necessary to know that success will follow.

Building your business for you, around you, isn't selfish.  In most cases you'll be creating something that others want, too - and, when all is in motion, you'll know how to service your customer's needs because your servicing something that is also passionate to you, too.

Final Torque:

By the way, regarding the requests at the beginning, Are We All Similar?:

1.  96% of us hold up all but our thumb and little finger.

2.  96% of us think of a rose.

3.  Chances are one out of three that you thought of a chair.

4.  Chances are more than 60% that you thought of red.

5.  Chances are one out of four that you thought of seven.

-MAC

Enjoy your ride on the flywheel.