Vision, Perseverance & Other Blessings

In my days of innocence when the world was young, I used to wonder why people didn’t start their own businesses and really, what a to-do about nothing (roll of the eyes). Then I started my own business and I found out! The monomania, the constant stress, the infinite care needed, endless rules and regulations, the endless expenditure, the zero income etc etc. Hoist by my own petard, deservedly.

But once in a while, it all comes together beautifully and you get a ‘Eureka’ moment that is all too rare in our regular lives as wage-slaves. Even better, because it is your business, you can apply that inspiration without having to pass through a gazillion focus-groups( If your idea involves naked flames, don’t skip the focus groups. Seriously). The most unforgettable moment is when someone else believes in your vision and is willing to invest cold, hard cash in it. What a head-spinner. The euphoria of acquiring the first investors will never be replicated, and that is probably a good thing or you’d never get any work done. So, to wonderful investors out there, God bless you abundantly. You are an answer to much prayer and fasting (well, a little fasting). May God reward you with health, wealth, prosperity and bumper dividends. Amen!

As for all the would-be, and actual entrepeneurs out there, when it all seems impossible and you’re wondering if you’ve lost your mind, take a step back, look at your business idea/plan again and remember the words of Winston Churchill ‘never give in, never give in, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy’

Have a fabulous weekend.