Underdog vs. The Giants - a Small Business Reflection
Congratulations, you are the owner of a small business. That takes a lot of guts, brains and sweat to pull off. Do you remember your first day in business for yourself? The first time you introduced yourself as the founder of Prestige Worldwide? Bet it's ingrained forever in your memory. The Current You is still stunningly proud of the Early You. And you should be – it's a huge accomplishment.
The journey since those early days has been quite a ride, but you've hung in there. Armed with your business plan, financials, and big ideas, you've showed the world a thing or two. And learned a lot, too. You've made connections and maybe a few enemies. Clients are happy, and that makes You happy. Business is humming.
Will you stop here? I doubt that bright-eyed, hungry Early You will let you. Because no matter how good things are right now, you see new opportunities for your business every day. Opportunities for growth, for creativity, for adrenaline. You never lost that drive – it just got hidden behind some invoices. The day-to-day is most often mundane, but it makes us feel secure. And at times like these, Early You will storm into your office without knocking, *BANG* a fist on your desk and demand action. Current You will oblige most willingly and things will move and shake. There are still plenty of mountains you want to climb.
Cherish these times, as scary and chaotic as they may be. You will never be here again. Enjoy the obscurity while you have it. Revel in the freedom. One day you will not be a small business and that, too, will be a day ingrained in your memory. Another milestone. But for now, remember this:
“Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants.”
That was a wise message from a fortune cookie. I have it on my fridge so I can see it every day. For me, it reminds me that now is the time to define yourself and introduce the world to how great you are. Small business does not mean small ideas or small actions - it just means you have a lot of room to grow.
The journey since those early days has been quite a ride, but you've hung in there. Armed with your business plan, financials, and big ideas, you've showed the world a thing or two. And learned a lot, too. You've made connections and maybe a few enemies. Clients are happy, and that makes You happy. Business is humming.
Will you stop here? I doubt that bright-eyed, hungry Early You will let you. Because no matter how good things are right now, you see new opportunities for your business every day. Opportunities for growth, for creativity, for adrenaline. You never lost that drive – it just got hidden behind some invoices. The day-to-day is most often mundane, but it makes us feel secure. And at times like these, Early You will storm into your office without knocking, *BANG* a fist on your desk and demand action. Current You will oblige most willingly and things will move and shake. There are still plenty of mountains you want to climb.
Cherish these times, as scary and chaotic as they may be. You will never be here again. Enjoy the obscurity while you have it. Revel in the freedom. One day you will not be a small business and that, too, will be a day ingrained in your memory. Another milestone. But for now, remember this:
“Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants.”
That was a wise message from a fortune cookie. I have it on my fridge so I can see it every day. For me, it reminds me that now is the time to define yourself and introduce the world to how great you are. Small business does not mean small ideas or small actions - it just means you have a lot of room to grow.
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