Ok, this a bit of a rant.  But there’s a lesson here too for your home based business.

If you’re like me, you probably remember your parents and teachers saying something like, "you can’t always have your own way."  That comment may have been followed by, "stop being so stubborn."  Or, maybe it was, "why do you always have to be so selfish?"

Let me rant first and get it out.  If you look at our politicians, what you mostly see is exactly the opposite of what we were told as kids.  BOTH parties are playing this game of "It Has to be MY Way."  Instead of compromise and progress, there’s bickering and stalemate.  And the country is suffering.

What does this have to do with your home based business?  Everything!  Even if the only person in your business is you, you can’t always have your own way.  There are other people effected by your decisions.  Your customers, suppliers, and maybe the people you’re sharing the house with.  You have to be willing to negotiate, listen to the other party, give a little.  Maybe even once in a while let the other person have everything they want.

The art of compromise is understanding what is important.  Do you really need everything to be your way or do you care more about the quality of the outcome? 

If you find yourself always insisting on "your way". you may be losing customers and important relationships along the way.  You may be winning the battles, but losing the war.  Is it really worth it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by Philip Cohen