A long time ago in a galaxy far far away… I used to wish I was that guy who had a massive portfolio to manage and ran a cracking team. Seriously, I used to sit in my tiny office on my own and think… "how the fuck can I compete with the big boys and get instructions, how can I go from being a one-man band (in an office with an outside toilet – I kid you not), to getting this show running like the steam roller I knew it could be?"
Well, it turns out that it's just a load of bloody hard work, being a bit creative, and then when you do get them on board, just work harder to keep them, and try to not to be a tosser while you're at it!
I’m not sure where this blog is going, but it kind of dawned on me this week, that life is bloody hard work. You run your company, and your home, look after your family, everyone is getting older, you pay more taxes, and slowly you go from the guy who wanted to have all this work and the great team, to the guy who now looks on enviously at the other guy who is pushing on his exit strategy, and perhaps longing for a bit of “me” time and the quiet life.
But seriously don’t wish it away. Sometimes I go for a run and try not to listen to a podcast or music or a talking book, and just try to be, quiet, and listen to my thoughts, and they are mainly about how I can push the company forward to the next level and be better than we are, what we can do to improve, what we’ve not done well lately and what we can create in the future, and you know what? I love it. Deep down, I love it.
I can’t wait to see what is going to happen next and help us push on, how the team are going to develop and where this story is going to take us… it will hopefully have a happy ending, but either way, it’s going to be fun, and that’s what this is all about! Enjoy the ride! You never know when it's going to stop.