Swartz CBD Report: April 2020, My Take…

Sometimes Survival Is Success

No one ever taught me that survival is success. I had to learn that for myself.

After going all-in on the dotcom boom in 1999, it all ended in 2001. I then went two full years with zero revenue. It changed me.

My business eventually came back. Life came back. As it did again after 08/09.

I learned that sometimes survival is success.

Of course we always hope to aspire to something more. But sometimes the limit of our vision is simply getting through the thing. Coming out the other side. To fight anew.

In an earlier life I used to go sailing. When we couldn’t go out we worked on the boat. This is a good time to work on the boat.

I use words to focus my mind on a purpose. The words I keep before me these days are: Vision, Leadership, Innovation, Education, Relationship and Community.