For the most part the big problems have been solved, and there were no crises except those that were invented by management to keep the company in yarak, a falconry term meaning when your falcon is superalert, hungry, but not weak, and ready to hunt.
Yvon Chouinard • Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
ownership is EVERYTHING!
persist, don't give up, do change track if on wrong track
believe in yourself and believe in your journey
trust your instincts. be a predator. attack when instincts scream. trust your judgment when it calls
diversify your baskets. in the beginning, related to your core business if you can
listen and listen. do it continuously
pre
"If you just want to have your ideals, you can have them, but you may not have a business. So you have to engage with the market. You can try to influence the market, you can try to educate the market, but at the end of the day, they vote every day with their pocketbooks for exactly what they want. If you’re not prepared to serve them what they... See more
Brain Food: Obsess Over The Basics
I think there are a few entrepreneurs that come out that have had protected their generative drive, protected their curiosity, their creativity as they manifest their aggressive drive, and they didn't let their pleasures and their enjoyment of success corrupt them in a way that took their eye off the ball.
But I think those three different drives... See more
But I think those three different drives... See more