I am busy.
That is what I told two people at a meeting when they are inquiring about how my day was going. It is a whirl of meetings, writing, phone calls, incoming emails, shaking hands, hiring, managing, and connecting people and dots together. I told Nora that I want to work 7 days a week for the next 24 months. She is not too happy about it. But she understands the importance of what is happening in Michigan and in the broader USA markets right now.
Chinese saying, the first one to ascend to the Dragon Throne always has bloodied hands. I am a first generation immigrant to USA. Nobody standing behind me to catch me if I fall. 24 months. Work seven days. Every day. Throw dirt on the wall and see what sticks. Not for the faint of heart but I have no right to anything that I have not pursed and pursued with bleed-through-my-eyes kind of work. So the question you might be thinking is....
Risk of failure? What is that? Failure is just a word. That is all. Friends will laugh at me? I will get new friends. Significant other think you are nuts. Dump them. Make your fortune and then get back with them with a pre-nup. They will love you even more when you have more to spend on them. Might lose money? They print new dollar bills every day at US Treasury. I will go and get some more. Wasted time walking on the wrong road? Hopefully I was smart enough and not too dumb to pick pointers that will help you when you do find the right road for you. Partners did not do what they were supposed to do? Possible but not life threatening.
When you are in a hurry, and the clock is ticking against you - the smartest thing to do is to do a lot of things and see what sticks. Ask your partners to do lot of things and see what sticks. Talk to a whole lot of people and see who responds. Put your business information (not business cards) and what you can do for them in lots of hands and see what happens. Launch, print, distribute, and tweak on the fly. It might sounds emotionally disturbing but that is how you speed up everything.
Make no mistakes about it: there is an enormous amount of bad news that you and I have already heard in Michigan. Nothing you or I can do about it. How we choose to react to it is entirely up to us. Putting things in motion to gather private money, buy apartments, launch a businesses - your reaction is entirely up to you.
Sitting out of the game is an option also and probably for some people it is a good option. Not for me. I was a lousy student all my school years but I have always been an avid reader of history and I know for a fact that fortunes are made during recessions. Not by the rising tide that lifts all boats but by entrepreneurs who find opportunity while others are heading for storm shelters.
Find which option works for you.
So if you are wondering how my day was today?
My life is a blur and I love it.
