This issue of HomeBizBytes answers the question...
What do a greasy mechanic and losing a child have to do
with each other?
Hint: The answer is in your gut.
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When Your Gut Speaks Out
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When Your Gut Speaks Out
Dave spent two of the most gruelling, contentious days of his
life last week.
Where? In a mechanic's shop.
No, Dave isn't a mechanic. He's a programmer, my business
partner and my spouse. So what was he doing there?
The short of it is that we decided to put a new (rebuilt) motor
in one of our cars that we loved and wanted to keep. While we
were told it would take only two weeks, those two weeks turned
into another two weeks. And, with the way things seemed to be
going down at the mechanic's shop, we realized it could easily
turn into four more weeks.
So, Dave went down to the shop to befriend the mechanic and
basically hold his hand to make sure it got done. He took two
full, frustrating days off to work on our car with the mechanic.
Agreeing to meet around 9:00 a.m. the first day, the mechanic
sauntered in after noon. The remainder of the day brought a
steady stream of "buddies" who dropped in to chat with the
mechanic. Dave was beside himself. So, he stayed after hours,
into the night, to keep this guy working and focused.
The next day brought a similar scenario. Sitting and waiting
for hours for the mechanic to show up. More buddies. More
chatting. Very little accomplished. Lots of frustration.
Dave ran errands for the mechanic, picked up parts for the car
at his own expense, and even brought the mechanic dinner as a
bribe to convince him to continue working into the evening.
After two full days and nights of keeping this up, Dave arrived
home at 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Dirty, exhausted,
completely spent, he announced, "We just have a little tweaking
and tightening left to do. We will have the car tomorrow."
And we did.
As Dave dropped into bed and his head hit the pillow, his words
slurred, "I am so grateful for what I do for a living. I love
what we're building." That's the last I heard from Dave until
breakfast.
You know, we all have moments in our lives that give us the
opportunity to step out of our everyday lives and take a look
from the outside in. Opportunities that give us perspective.
These are necessary moments. We need to internalize them, not
gloss over them. They mean something.
As Dave had a good look from an entirely new perspective, this
awful feeling came into his gut when he thought about doing
something else.
It wasn't a logical, well-thought out idea. It simply came deep
down, from the gut.
We had a similar experience two years ago when our young son
died of a serious illness. After weeks of exhaustion, long days
at the hospital, the last thing we could even think about was
work. For some time, our business did not even exist in our
minds. It couldn't. Our total focus was on our son.
I'll never forget the day I sat down at my computer and turned
it on after all was said and done with those difficult events.
The thought naturally occurred to me, "Do I like what I'm
doing?" I had to face this with complete honesty at that
moment.
It wasn't a time to put pro's and con's down on paper. It
wasn't a time to consider all business angles. It was simply a
time to feel deep down inside, from the gut. Did I really like
what I was doing for a living. I'm happy to report that my
answer was, "Yes!"
These kinds of moments help us to re-focus, to re-group. They
are necessary to forge ahead, to find our own success.
So, what does your gut tell you?
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Successful entrepreneurs Heidi and Dave Perry are founders of
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