Rolling With The Punches
I was asked in an interview what is the most important quality for an entrepreneur and my answer was and always will be – adaptability and the ability to roll with the punches. The great thing about working for yourself is that you control your destiny – the bad thing about working for yourself is that there isn’t anyone else to point a finger at when things fall apart. I am my own scapegoat and that’s really not much fun!
Today was a tough day, it was one of those days where you are pretty sure that you have angered the gods and are facing their retribution. At one point during black Monday, I actually got salad dressing in my eye (don’t ask – I couldn’t recreate it again if I tried for the rest of my life and it just got worse from there). I got overwhelmed and overreacted and as soon as I was able to calm down and step back I was also able to see a solution and within two hours we went from ‘I’m done’ to problem solved. Lesson learned – one thing at a time. The big picture is good to see once in a while, but it is overwhelming on a daily basis. It is so much better to take one problem at a time and it doesn’t make me feel like throwing in the towel quite as often!
