New Business Development – Page 11

Making Decisions After A Life-Changing Event

A buddy got laid off
from the company
she’d been employed at
for over 15 years.

She told me
the day after that announcement
she was starting a business.

Had she been working on
starting this business
before being laid off?

No.
Not at all.

But it is a dream of hers.

Dreams are great.
Starting a business is great.

Making decisions
immediately after
a life-changing event
is not great.

No one thinks clearly then.
There’s panic and grief and anger.
All these emotions can cloud
decision making.

Wait
for a week
after major life-changes,
if you can,
before making any big decisions.

Not Offending The Fascists

Many large American companies
are dismantling policies
that help women
and other minorities.

Why are they doing this?

The ‘official’ reasons
are varied.

But I suspect
it is because
they don’t want to
offend the fascists.

That might not be positive
for the world
but it will likely be positive
for these companies.

It is a politically smart move.

If these companies dismantle policies
fascists don’t like
and the fascists come into power,
they are less likely
to be immediately targeted.

If another party
comes into power,
these companies will reinstate
the policies
and the party leaders
will feel they had a hand
in the positive change.

Should you,
as an entrepreneur
and small business owner,
play that political game?

It depends on you,
on your customer base,
on your plans
for dealing with fascism.

If We Want The Butterflies

Gardeners all over the world
are talking about
how there are no butterflies
in their areas.

They also share tips
on how to rid their gardens
of caterpillars.

Caterpillars become
butterflies.

If we want butterflies,
we have to embrace
and support
caterpillars.

This is true
in business also.

If we want to own
a thriving, successful business,
we have to put in the hard work.

We have to face possible failure.

We have to do all the difficult
and not-at-all fun
things
that create
that thriving, successful business.

If we want the butterflies,
we have to embrace the caterpillars.

The Freedom Of Nothing To Lose

As Fascism
(Trump’s Republicans in the US,
for example,
or PP’s Conservatives in Canada)
strengthens,
the impact on my Romance Novel business
is clear.

It will be closing.

Which means…
I no longer have sales
to lose.

My pen name can write
whatever the f*ck she wants
(without being sued).

She can post
on social media
anything the f*ck she wants
(without being sued).

That is freeing.
It is inspiring.
It is exciting.

You know who else
doesn’t have anything to lose?

Businesses who don’t yet
have customers.

And business builders
just starting out
on their journey.

Be creative.

Dream of outlandish wild things.

You have nothing (yet) to lose.

Your Priorities Aren’t Their Priorities

A loved one calls
at least once a day
to ask me
to remind another loved one
to do certain things.

That’s not happening.

Because I have things
I want this loved one
to do for me
also.

Her top priorities
aren’t my top priorities.
Not by a long shot.

And she can remind him
herself
when she talks with him
multiple times a day.

That’s a task
that doesn’t need delegating.

Your priorities
aren’t likely to be
someone else’s priorities.

Remember that
when you ask for help.

The Spanish Flu And Suppressing The News

The worldwide pandemic
of 1918-1920
is referred to
as the Spanish Flu.

That isn’t because
the pandemic started in Spain.

It is because
Spain was one of the only countries
that initially didn’t suppress news
about the spreading pandemic.

The rest of the world
did what the rest of the world
is doing right now
with COVID and Bird Flu
and Climate Change
and other negative news
– they reported on news
only when it suited their owners’ goals.

And it didn’t suit their owners’ goals
to report on the pandemic.

The news has always been
manipulated.

It is merely more obvious now
due to the internet
and the easier
person-to-person
communication of events.

And it is more serious now
because many of the events
the news now chooses
not to report
could kill us,
could kill loved ones,
could kill our businesses.

Have other sources of news.

Experts are often available
via social media.
Follow and listen to them.

Responses To No One

Most business builders
are fixers.
We like to fix problems.

And often
the way we try to
fix other people’s problems
is by giving advice.

99% of people
don’t listen to advice.

Most people also
hate receiving advice.

And giving advice that isn’t taken
wastes
valuable time
plus it is frustrating.

But it is dang hard to resist.

What I do (now) is…
I write my advice to that person
in a message
that I don’t ever send.

Yes, I waste time
on that initial message
but I save time
by not sending it
or dealing with the responses.

And I don’t get frustrated
with the person
for not taking my advice.

I have more time.
I’m happier.
And my relationships with
other people
are better.

Respond if you need to do that.
Simply don’t send that response.

Why I’m Posting About Project 2025 Now

Over the last few days,
I’ve been posting
about Fascism,
Project 2025
and the ramifications
of that
on business builders.

You might be asking
why I would post about this
NOW.

The election is in November.
The next US President
won’t take power
until January 20th.

The primary reason is
plans take time to craft.

And planning for Project 2025
is a HUGE process.

F*ck.
Project 2025 is 922 pages.
Merely reading it
will take time.

(And you can bet your entire start up funding
that there are implications scattered
everywhere
in those 922 pages.)

The other key reason is…
my action plan for client k,
if Trump’s Republicans get elected,
is to go nuclear.

This blog will be zapped.

I will likely already be
on the Fascists’ extremely long hit list
by then,
merely by warning you
about Project 2025,
but I won’t make it easier
for them.

I’m taking Project 2025
seriously.
You should take it seriously
also.

Fascists Act Quickly

It angers me
that I have to post this
but, as the billionaires
controlling the media
seem intent on promoting fascist leaders,
I think it is prudent.

Fascists tend to
signal their intentions
to their followers
long before coming into power.
They publish documents
like Mein Kampf or Project 2025.

These documents
serve as to-do lists.

And when the fascists
come into power,
they complete the items
on that to-do list.

Quickly.

First, they craft
more lists,
lists of people
that engage in the acts
they seek to punish.

This step often happens
BEFORE the fascists
come into power.

Once their secret hit lists
are complete,
the fascists quietly and quickly
make those acts illegal.

Then,
often that same day/night,
the fascists will
arrest the people
on their lists.

And many of those arrested people
will never be
seen again.

THIS is why
we, as business builders,
have to prepare
for the possibility
of fascism
NOW.

Because the fascists
are definitely preparing.

Be prepared to act quickly.

Have A Plan For Project 2025

Project 2025
outlines the Trump’s Republicans’
plans if they seize power
over the US.

Take it seriously.

Because it WILL
impact all American businesses.

Especially small and/or growing
businesses
like the ones
we’re building.

A LOT of activities
and associations
will become illegal.

Did you sell to a Muslim
or a Gay person
or an autistic person
or a woman
anytime in the past,
as one small example?

You might consider
purging your customer records
if Trump’s Republicans win.

Fascists move quickly.
You will have little,
if any,
time to react.

Create a plan
to deal with Project 2025.

Have an action list,
complete with how to take
those actions
quickly.

Lives could depend on this.