05.01.07
Replacing “Damaged Plants”
I worked in the garden a little bit this evening. I was putting in some more tomatoes to replace the ones that the temperature changes killed, only I could see once I started that a couple of them were not dead–they had new leaves coming up from ground-level. We still have more plants to put in, and one whole corner has more grass on it than any similar-size part of the yard.
In the Western half of the country, you really should read the Sunset Western Garden Book in order to grow a garden or even much of a lawn. It is likely that taking the time to properly prepare the soil before we started the garden would have brought both reduced weed growth and increased crop production.
Weeds–I didn’t know there were that many weeds in all of the High Desert. We pulled and used the hoe and the shovel and still probably left more than half of the weeds still in place. I guess there will be some more weeding tomorrow.
There are times in your life and the life of your business where it seems like your garden is full of weeds, where nothing that you “planted” appears to be coming up. Instead, a whole lot of stuff that you never wanted and never encouraged (or maybe you did at one time and then changed your mind) will be there.
TOUGH.
Being in business is not about picnics on the beach. It is about finding ways to continue to be in business no matter how things appear. Some people don’t make it and have to return to employee life. There is nothing wrong with that except for losing the element of control. As a business owner, you have some part to play in making the crucial decisions that determine whether you stay in business. An employee often has no say over decisions that determine whether he or she will have continued employment. On the other hand, not having that weight of making “important” decisions over your head can mean that you feel like you are in a more secure position.
You need to stick it out if you can, removing all of the unwanted “weeds” and replacing them with the desired “plants.” Not everyone can stick it out, and out of those that can, not everyone will. It is up to you to make it happen.
We’ve been plucking some weeds ourselves. The transition from B2Evolution to Nucleus and Pivot for out other blogs is in progress. The feeds on Feedburner are now pulling off of the new systems, except for “All Our Blogs (minus one),” which is going on hiatus while we get the communities site up and working. Join us in working toward a better future for all of us!
