by Rick Baker
On Dec 14, 2011
"I wondered why the Frisbee was getting bigger, and then it hit me."
Steven Wright delivered that line in his somewhat-nasal, soft, and slow voice.
And, I laughed.
Whenever I think of that joke it reminds me of something I observe when I look at businesses and listen to business people.
I call it Frisbee Business.
Here are some Frisbee Business examples I have seen, over and over again:
- I wondered why our accounts receivable were getting bigger, and then it hit me.
- I wondered why our bank debt was getting bigger, and then it hit me.
- I wondered why our supplier demands were getting bigger, and then it hit me.
- I wondered why our partner problems were getting bigger, and then it hit me.
I will not argue, experience is the best teacher. Yes, the School of Hard Knocks is a very good school. But, sometimes the School of Hard Knocks delivers such knock-out blows. And, sometimes the knock-out blows are death-blows. We have seen lots of those death-blows during the past few years.
Business Frisbees, including the ones I wrote above, can deliver death-blows.
Once you identify a Business Frisbee address it quickly and definitely. Get your hands on Business Frisbees and wrestle them into submission while they are small enough to handle. If you find the Business Frisbee is too big to handle then do not think you can duck it...chances are 9-out-of-10 you cannot duck it. Immediately - get help from someone who can handle it.
I offer this advice in an effort to help people avoid the hardest of knocks.