The Ebb and Flow of Business
Starting a business and nurturing it is not easy, especially when you need it to do well to survive. The first few years can be an emotional rollercoaster. At times (especially with seasonal products and services) we do really well and start browsing the internet for prices on the car of our dreams. But then we go through a down period and the longer that lasts the more depressed we become.
This post sums up my thoughts on this natural phenomenon that we experience in business and life in general – an ebb and flow.
When I was younger I considered myself lucky. My dad is a surgeon and we never lacked anything. I got top-of-the-range computers and equivalently priced gifts for my birthday most years.
I went to an ACE school my whole life. Teachers don’t score the students’ work, students have to score their own work in a “score key” and in general it’s a system where the student has more to remember and it’s an environment of high discipline.
There are two kinds of people in the world, those who follow the rules, and those who break the rules. For the purpose of this post we’ll call those who break the rules rebels and those who follow the rules the majority. One’s not better than the other, but I do have my own personal preference, and each has its pros and cons.