The Stuggle Against Corporate Big Business - Survive and Thrive

So how does small independent business survive competing against bigger corporate business? And the short answer is - they don’t.

Bigger more established corporate business has access to more resources, money and technology, bigger and better venues, more and better advertising and more often than not cheaper prices, and they’re gobbling up the clients.

So how does a small yoga school in Hong Kong compete against Pure Yoga (in the words of a friend - ‘there is Pure Yoga and then then there is everyone else’). How does an independent pharmacy in South Africa compete against the big discount pharmacies like Clicks and Dischem.

It's Clear, Something Needs To Change, But What?

Dear Friends

This is the question that drives me to distraction. ‘ How may I best help and in helping, help myself?’

This is what I know

• We face unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety, frustration, hopelessness, depression, conflict and overwhelm.
• Most of us are seriously searching for meaning and purpose
• The vast bulk (let’s say 99%) of small business fail or fail to thrive
• The vast bulk (let’s say 99%) of relationships fail or fail to thrive
• The lack of financial resources is the #1 pain most of us experience
• Retirement is now a major source of stress. We are living longer and the cost of living is escalating daily.
• Humans have become a formidable negative global environmental influence
• At the leading edge, our cultural context is developing so fast, it makes our eye’s water

What’s going on, and is going to a spa or bar, or taking an anti-depressant really going to ‘solve the problem’?

It’s pretty clear than something more fundamental needs to change or happen.

But what needs to change?

Are you waiting to be told or do you have an opinion you would like to explore. Leave a comment ... for real :)

SuperFluid-Response-Ability

What could be more empowering than creating, developing and establishing your own personal and business relevance, and what could be more painful than facing the lack thereof.

Within the business imperative, if you and your business and it’s products are irrelevant or to the extent they are, means you and they are not needed, which means that in the opinion of others you serve no purpose and therefore have no importance.

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I'm Afraid To Start My Own Business, What Should I Do?

This is a question I received the other day and my response - thought you may find it useful

Question: 

"I want to start my own business [private practice] and though I know what I need to do it, I still procrastinate and put it off until another day.

This is something that I want, but at the same time I think I'm also scared to take that next step."