Did Bill Gates Start His Day This Way?
I woke up this morning–and “woke” is a very relative term–to find a nice present from our dog on the living room floor, a leaking refrigerator, hungry children, and a husband who perpetually can’t find his socks.
My main urge was not to start working on my business, my intent was to crawl back in bed and try for a do-over. Obviously, other thoughts raged through my mind, like, how close is the nearest mental health facility was? I also started to wonder if the great leaders of industry ever started a day this way? After all, most great entrepreneurs started as home entrepreneurs.
Can you imagine Henry Ford cleaning up after the family pet? Probably.
Did Bill Gates ever struggle with a broken toaster oven at 5 o-dark-30 in the a.m.? I could see that.
I wonder if Mary Kay ever had to slap together a bunch of lunches before she went about creating one of the nation’s most successful businesses? Maybe.
I’m betting–and I’m just betting here–that all these great business people had a bad morning… or two… or three… but they never quit. They kept going.
And, another bet, they drank lots of coffee.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
but, Stella, your hair always looks perfect, your eyes are consistently bright. so what do you have to worry about? and you always have that wry smile on your face…
July 30th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Thanks Rich.
I try to take care of myself. And moderate amounts of wine seem to help, too.