Comments on: What a Business Makes

By: Pamela Slim

Pamela Slim — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:46:35 +0000

You hit it John, there is nothing like owning your own business to truly face your greatest fears.

Letting go and trusting is often seen as weak behavior in the business world, but, under the right conditions, it is the most powerful.

The leaders I love the most are those that never take their position for granted and develop both their businesses and themselves. You are a great example of this!

Can’t wait to see what comes of this powerful introspection.

-Pam

By: Mark Truman

Mark Truman — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:22:21 +0000

This post is great, John. I really enjoyed hearing a bit of a personal note from you on the subject of business. Keep up the awesome work!

By: Laurie Englert

Laurie Englert — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:51:24 +0000

Thanks John, I am just starting a business and can already tell you I struggle with this problem…mostly the unknown. In just a few short months we’ve already had our ups and downs and I’m looking forward to getting to the part where I enjoy it and wouldn’t trade it for anything!

By: John Jantsch

John Jantsch — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:31:39 +0000

@Linda, Steve and Bill – thanks, I’m glad this post touched you. I have to admit, it’s a little personal for me so it’s a little scary to put it out there too.

By: John Jantsch

John Jantsch — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:30:25 +0000

@Paul – you are right about the e-myth connection. I have been and still am very influenced by the connection of life and business. In fact, Duct Tape Marketing and E-Myth Worldwide are co-presenting a 2-day workshop in November that will bring life to leadership and marketing a business.

By: Bill Warner

Bill Warner — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:37:35 +0000

I thought your article was very thoughtful. I meet a lot of business owners and I often see a special passion for what they are doing. If I don’t see the passion in their eyes and feel it when we interact, I question whether or not they are going to succeed. The passion is sometimes the only thing that keeps a business owner going. When you really get to know them, you often find out that their business actually has a very important significance in their lives. They are truly filling a need they have, so their business really is part of them and their success has much more meaning than just a lot of money and fame. I thoroughly enjoyed your article. Keep it coming.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:17:35 +0000

Powerful post John. I LOVE this: “Iâ€™m talking about the strong, brave, intuitive kind of love that takes guts to live and more guts to acknowledge in a business.”

May we all live that way.

By: LindaBusiness

LindaBusiness — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:10:27 +0000

I have a brother who is a consultant in organizational ontologics. Through the years he has managed to help me understand that a business – not matter what size, 1 to 1000 – is made up of both human and “mechanical” systems and that to work successfully, it must have a balance between “leadership” and “management.” To me, in my 1-person business, leadership is my vision [goals, dreams, directions, passions] and management is my daily “to-do’s”, the mechanical [technological] means of achieving the leadership visions and passions. It’s the leadership part that a business owner must clarify so that, as you say John, the journey up the mountain is one of exhilaration, and not rude disappointment. – Linda