Where is What You Don’t Have?
All we need is already within our reach.
Someone might argue that this is unthinkable and even offensive.
They might say their business or project needs more:
- time,
- capital,
- staff,
- technology,
- equipment,
- opportunities, or something else.
Like in fairy tales, everyone believes the “water of life” is far away, not on their land, but on someone else’s.
The problem is, 99 times out of 100, this isn’t true.
Intellectual laziness keeps us from seeing the waste of what we already have:
- Time is stolen by projects we shouldn’t have taken on,
- Opportunities come and go without anyone in the office noticing,
- Breakthrough ideas aren’t proposed because “the boss doesn’t care,”
- Employees lose energy in internal conflicts and arguments,
- Current technology is used at only 30% capacity,
- Capital is eaten up by post-payments to clients, and so on.
Those who value little are not worthy to claim anything at all.
This is the Matthew Effect: “…for whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”
The good news is, your competitors are also desperately searching for treasures in the wrong places. This means you can create a competitive advantage out of nothing.
Start looking within your business, not outside of it.
You just need to adjust your mind to notice function, not form.
Your current resources are more than enough for stable growth.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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As a business therapist, I help tech founders increase their company’s value by catalyzing the changes they’ve needed for a long time.
I write about creativity, freedom, and meaning.
