The Sport of Business

I have owned a business for 20+ years and this teaches me lessons everyday. I also know if your not learning something everyday, you are not doing much to start with and probably not a very productive person.



The hardest part of running a business (IMOP), is anticipating potential problems. M. Cuban is 100% spot on with that point, problems come at us in all directions. In business this is true at a increased rate and from directions, that at times from sources almost impossible to determine. Competitors, vendors, employees, customers, governments and family members, the list of potential sources of problems is limitless (they are everyone and anyone)! It is a natural norm to desire what someone else has and to be competitive in achieving our needs. There is a right way and a wrong way to do anything, with many variables in between. Most people will desire to achieve, prosper and grow using acceptable and ethical methods. A percentage of people think they can take at any means possible and those types are a real threat to anyone or a business. These types don't give anything and will only take, so that's how to spot them!