I am in the process of developing a business plan. My current task is to create a budget and profit and loss projections. Seems simple enough. Except that I'm waiting on someone else to run a few numbers for me, and ... I'm ... still ... waiting.
I gave them this assignment three weeks ago with a deadline of two weeks ago. I pushed the deadline up for them by a week since it seemed they weren't going to put the joint down and get me the numbers I needed. Now, I have a hard deadline of tomorrow by 3 p.m., and it looks like I'm going to have to do the financial research myself.
In the big picture, it's no big deal. If you want a thing, you've got to work for it.
I think this is my first real test. Do I really want to do this? Do I really want to be the one who carries all the business details on my back alone?
Reflecting on those questions, the answer becomes clear. It's a good idea. It'll work. It'll make money. And I want to do it.
I simply need to remember that I can't rely on anyone else to do it for me. That's not such a bad lesson after all.
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