Thursday, February 14, 2008

Entrepreneur Meltdown

It seems like the other entrepreneurs in my workspace are in the midst of having a meltdown. One is trying to sell her business and hasn't yet found a qualified buyer so that has her very nervous, one is realizing she's not completely happy with the lifestyle her business has created for her and is trying to figure out the right direction for the company or whether she should just shut it down, and another literally threw a small fit the other day because her business isn't going the way she imagined it would and finances are tough (and I actually do work with men as well but if they're having meltdowns they are being a lot quieter about it).

For what it's worth, my take on it is that we're in the post-xmas blues when you realize it's a while until the next HUGE chunk of orders comes in and now, with a tight economic situation here in the US, retailers are more hesitant than usual to place new orders.

I'm trying to stay "zen-like" because I prepared myself (mentally at least) for the fact that we'd have fewer orders for the first half of the year. So instead I'm focusing on new product development which truly is my favorite aspect of entrepreneurship so that keeps me happy and keeps me from focusing on the fact we have no money coming in at the moment.

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