Tell me more ....how do you feel? I hear you cry ...( or maybe it's just them darn pesky voices again, swirling in my head :) ) ....well...... I feel used and abused .... ( why don't I learn ? ) ...... and hoodwinked by some folks I thought of as friends. It is some small comfort that I have been told by one of the perpetrators
" It's nothing personal ....Just business!!! I still want to be friends! Perhaps in the future we can etc etc etc ....yada yada yada!"
I am a simple soul, I treat people the way that I would like to be treated by them.
I trust. I believe. I am an onion and I will build another layer to preserve my core!
Today I have lost a small amount of my naivety!
Overnight, that openness and trust will be rebuilt! ...... that is me I suppose.
I know that I am right!!!
I completely and totally believe that my vision for the building and development of .... and within .... the small business and sole-trader market is the way to go ................ perhaps within the 'corporate' sector too.
I ALSO KNOW THAT I AM NOT ALONE!!!! .....
I agree that 'Business is Business' ....... ( what else would it be ..... a banana!!!! :) .... now there's a thought!! :) ) ...... but surely the way forward is truly to build relationships built on mutual trust and respect ...... and that it is time to ditch the 'dog eat dog' mentality that seems to permeate the business world, and to realise that by helping each other, we are in fact helping ourselves. Think about it, it ain't rocket science!
I know that I can make a difference! I know that I am a fantastic speaker!
I also know that I alone do not stand a cat in hells chance of achieving my goals alone! I need help and guidance ....but I also believe!!
In Onion World ....my world ...my dreams are being helped to fruition ....... (did I have a dictionary for my tea?:) ) ....... by like-minded friends within the business community.
I do not see others as competitors or rivals ...... they are either friends, or friends that I have yet to meet! (Who said that first? ... I've nicked that from some-one. Thank you, whoever you are)
We tend to help and encourage our friends throughout our lives don't we? How much love and support do we get in return? Think about it .......... think a bit more ...... and now .... .... .... ... think about turning business acquaintances into friends! How cooool would that be?
It can be sooooo easy. All you have to do is start building a relationship. Try and put aside the almighty dollar. We all need money I know, but look beyond that, to the PERSON that you are dealing with. How dissimilar are they to you? Bet you've got more in common with each other than you possibly thought.
Well, I've had my little rant and now it is off to bed .... up early in the morning .... places to be ... ... people to smile at and build relationships with. :) Remember, who said business had to be boring???!!!! :)
Luv and Hugs
Heather xxx
www.oniontalks.com
2 comments:
This is a more than too often situation life it too short to be consumed with thoughts of ways to even up the vicious ways by others in being hoodwinked. One usually finds that staying clam but more importantly learning from such situations gives more pleasure in the long run. If you’re a strong individual and can stay on this track it allows one in the first instance to take stock and note what really is important, more often than not this is about fulfilling one’s own ambition in this short life. Cut out the middle person stay true to yourself, your goals, and more importantly to the people who you are targeting and hopefully the end result will be as you wish. Even if this proves not to be the case it’s about fulfilling your own ambition and not the ambition of others
People buy into people. Sometimes people forget that.
I think it's a question of Value, Respect and Common Decency. Not everyone has those qualities - whether they're in business or not.
All I know for sure - what goes around comes around.
You're not alone Heather, but you know that. Keep doing the do, because people like you and I keep it real and true.
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