Family Business Blog
May 28, 2013
The March of Time
Its been said that ‘time and tide wait for no man’. As much as we’d sometimes like to stop the clock, or revel in past glory, time keeps ticking away.
Whilst we’re caught up in an active business and the never ending issues that are part of that life, we’re going through change and transition. Some major, some small.
Often though, we’re too busy to notice, until we’re brought to a halt by some ’catastrophic’ event. It could be a business related —
Often we leave it until the start of the New Year to make new resolutions, but in reality we can start that process any time.
We can’t stop the clock. However by taking some time out to think about events that will ccur, we can plan for better outcomes.
Whilst we’re caught up in an active business and the never ending issues that are part of that life, we’re going through change and transition. Some major, some small.
Often though, we’re too busy to notice, until we’re brought to a halt by some ’catastrophic’ event. It could be a business related —
- A shift in the market that impacts on a major product
- Loss of a key staff member
- Marriage breakdown
- A child’s 18th birthday
- A death in the family
- or personal —
- A health scare
- Approaching a significant birthday
Often we leave it until the start of the New Year to make new resolutions, but in reality we can start that process any time.
We can’t stop the clock. However by taking some time out to think about events that will ccur, we can plan for better outcomes.
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