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You can imagine
the excitement and chaos at my house on Christmas morning. Three little ones all excited to see a sinful
amount of presents under a well-lit Christmas tree. They scramble about looking for the shiny
boxes that have their name on them. We
make them take turns, so they can at least have an opportunity to appreciate
what they are opening.
Also, I have
noticed, the younger the child, the more appreciative of the gift they have
opened. As they get older, they are more
excited to open the next present. And
the next. And the next. When all said and done, everyone is content
and ready to move on to the next event of the day.
This reminds me quite a bit of
entrepreneurs, as they start their new business.
For example:
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The
Toddler - The excitement of seeing the tree
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The
Entrepreneur - The idea of the business
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The
Toddler - Santa came!
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The
Entrepreneur - The funding came through!
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The
Toddler - Oh, I have to assemble the tricycle?
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The
Entrepreneur - Marketing and selling?
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The
Toddler - Well, let me play with the box a little more
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The
Entrepreneur - Well, we can update our site and Tweet more
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The
Toddler - Eating cookies, watching A
Christmas Story, and taking a nap
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The
Entrepreneur - Busy running the business, shuffling papers, and making one
more post to Facebook
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The
Toddler - Let’s go to Granny’s to open presents
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The
Entrepreneur - Maybe there will be more customers at the new location!
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The
Toddler - The toy ends up at the bottom of the toy chest and broken into
pieces
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The
Entrepreneur - Well this isn’t working, let’s move on to the next thing.
So what can we do as
entrepreneurs? I would suggest treating
gifts like a 2 year old, instead of the 6 year old, i.e., focus more on one
task at a time, get it working, and appreciate the process.
