You don't have to bet the farm...Stop thinking old-school!
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 1:46PM I have lived in a bubble in my thinking for some time now. What I thought was the only way, was really fear and a lack of information. I dreamed something really big, and I contained it. Because of Old-school thinking, I shelved that dream.
There’s a subject that I’m totally stoked on - a mission, and for the last two years, I’ve done little but hold it all in. Bad idea, do not try this at home. What I should have been doing for the last two years, is this right here. By now you’re wondering what the heck I’m talking about. I’m talking about your passion! I’m talking about speaking what you’re most passionate about, what you’re totally stoked on. Developing relationships with others who are interested in your passions. Helping others grow, develop and engaging them in new ideas. You don’t need an office, or employees to start. You don’t even have to quit your day job. You definitely do not need to bet the farm, or cash in your life savings to get your best idea off the ground. You just need to be able to communicate to others and energize them with the thing you’re most excited about.
When I thought of The Business Dojo, I thought building, staff, guest speakers, inventory, and invest everything. Don’t get me wrong The Business Dojo will still be the coolest place on earth for small business owners to come train, develop, strategize, and spar with the best minds in the business. Someday down the road that dream can come true. Then I realized, why am I waiting. Why am I holding inside this desire to help and work side-by-side with fellow entrepreneurs and business owners. Just because I don’t have a physical location to do it? Forget that!, Start now, we can help each other now. We don’t have to wait and you shouldn’t have to either.
The world of blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and so on are your platforms. Here is your community, there are people here who are ready to help, and there are people who need your help. There are people here who are just as passionate and excited about your endeavor as you are. This technology, is now bringing us closer. We know more about each other, the things we love and the things we hate. The political views we follow, the causes we support and everything else in between. Use it, use this new power of social interaction to allow you the freedom to tell the world about what drives you! You’ll find out real soon that you’re not alone. When your community grows big enough and your ready to open a physical store or company headquarters you won’t be advertising struggling to find interested patrons. You’ll be having a barn raising party! Your community will rally together to support and help you flourish because their your friends and biggest fans. So what’s your deal? What makes you tick and why are you not telling us about it already?
Reader Comments (4)
Awesome!!! Im so excited about what you are doing. This is really going to take off fast!
Thanks Bethany, I really hope that all of us as small business owners can truly share and discuss the ways that we can stay cutting edge (dojo pun intended) and grow our passions! Thanks for the support, and I look forward to your insight.
I'll be watching too!
What do do you suggest for hiring new employees?
Hi, Clean Approach - aka Crystal - #1 suggestion is make a plan. Write out and design what qualities you want your business representatives (employees) to portray to your customers. Write out the process of interviewing your new prospective representatives, what questions will you ask to help you make a good decision. Next, write a job description for what your going to expect out of them, and how they will report and interact with you and your customers. Finally, give them your vision for where your going with Clean Approach, involve them in your mission and see if they truly want to play part in doing something unique from all of the other cleaning companies. This is the work of the entrepreneur in you, setting the course so that your employees will have all the tools to be successful.