To me, it's pointless to read or listen to interviews with politicians -- of any stripe. They have a ready made cache of cliches and they use them mercilessly with a smile.
Same with sports figures.
Unfortunately, the same with most business leaders. There is an unwillingness to say anything beyond the obvious. I used to read these interviews hoping for an insight, for something I didn't already know. I've given up.
Why there is such a journalistic industry of such interviews is beyond me. Probably just need to fill the space and air.
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Somebody wrote an article about why good restaurants become average over time.
Most of the reasons stated could just as easily be attributed to most businesses. The owner starts to slack off, the newness wears off, and so on.
Personally, I think business is more like a cycle -- sometimes everyone will think you're great, sometimes they'll dislike you. And sometimes for the exact same reasons. A truly long lived business just hangs in there, and it all evens out in the end.
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So now it's up to me to say something that isn't obvious?
Woke up really groggy this morning. I swear the next time I think of something that contradicts the common wisdom, I'll post it.
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The usual Spring push for a housing recovery is here.
All I'll say this time is -- the fact that it isn't dropping precipitously anymore is not the same thing as a recovery...
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Usually, my business has been at the center of whatever chaos was in my life. A constant struggle to make it work.
So it's sort of strange to have the business working finally at a nice even level, and the chaos being in other parts of my life. (Not that I have that much chaos -- I'm lucky right now that things are going well. Knock wood.)
There are times of rapid growth, times of rapid decline, times of stagnation, and times like now where the business is making incremental improvements, month to month, and that is the best situation to be in. Rapid growth would seem to be even better -- except there is always a price to pay. Give me slow, steady growth any day.
Same with sports figures.
Unfortunately, the same with most business leaders. There is an unwillingness to say anything beyond the obvious. I used to read these interviews hoping for an insight, for something I didn't already know. I've given up.
Why there is such a journalistic industry of such interviews is beyond me. Probably just need to fill the space and air.
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Somebody wrote an article about why good restaurants become average over time.
Most of the reasons stated could just as easily be attributed to most businesses. The owner starts to slack off, the newness wears off, and so on.
Personally, I think business is more like a cycle -- sometimes everyone will think you're great, sometimes they'll dislike you. And sometimes for the exact same reasons. A truly long lived business just hangs in there, and it all evens out in the end.
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So now it's up to me to say something that isn't obvious?
Woke up really groggy this morning. I swear the next time I think of something that contradicts the common wisdom, I'll post it.
**********
The usual Spring push for a housing recovery is here.
All I'll say this time is -- the fact that it isn't dropping precipitously anymore is not the same thing as a recovery...
**********
Usually, my business has been at the center of whatever chaos was in my life. A constant struggle to make it work.
So it's sort of strange to have the business working finally at a nice even level, and the chaos being in other parts of my life. (Not that I have that much chaos -- I'm lucky right now that things are going well. Knock wood.)
There are times of rapid growth, times of rapid decline, times of stagnation, and times like now where the business is making incremental improvements, month to month, and that is the best situation to be in. Rapid growth would seem to be even better -- except there is always a price to pay. Give me slow, steady growth any day.