YOU OR US?

"The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have."

Norman Vincent Peale

20th century Protestant preacher and author

If you could choose, would more of your accomplishments come from what you do alone or from the collective effort of you and others?

And which do you think would produce more results?

Don't Fence Me (Out)!

"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."

Robert Frost

20th century American poet

Nor put one up without first understanding what you want to keep in or keep out.

Business is full of "fences" including official and unofficial, obvious and not.

Easy to erect, difficult to dismantle once up.

The Lonely Entrepreneurial Road

"Loneliness is not intolerable when enthusiasm for a quest fills the mind."

Percy Fawcett

Early 20th century British explorer

If you're thinking about quitting your job and starting your own company, think about the loneliness of working alone.  You will have to deal with it and not all can.

But if your "quest" is real and you stay focused on your end goal, it is manageable.