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Hey, hey, hey; here we go again.When I
say Business…you say View! (((BUSINESS)))….
Uhhh, hellllooooo???….Let’s try this again…
(((BUSINESS)))…. oh, ok!!! So it’s like that?
Alright, no problem, it’s not like it’s the first
time I’ve been left hanging. But, I have
no problem doing the honors all to my
lonesome…(((BUSINESS VIEW)))! That’s right,
Business View!!! We’ll work on that again
next month!
I want to start by, again, thanking everyone
for their participation in making us the
largest business to business, executive pub-
lication in the are growing at
a much faster rate than we very ambitiously
are connecting manufacturers
to distributors, distributors to retailers, and
retailers to contractors, interior design-
ers, architects, and the list of what we’ve
actually been able to do here has expanded
in ways that we never imagined. So, I want
to thank all of those who have participated
in that growth, as we promise to give back
100-fold, and then some.
Speaking of “giving back,” I want to discuss
the concept of “karma” and how it plays
out in the business world. So, for starters,
are you one who believes in the concept of
karma? Perhaps, that depends upon how it’s
defined, right? Well, the technical definition
involves religion, and the belief in a next
life, but with your same spirit. And, consider-
ing the fact that this is a business mag-
azine, and not a spiritual enlightenment
magazine, let’s go around that definition
to see if we can agree on a more gener-
al definition being: “What goes around,
comes around.”
Now, if we can agree that this princi-
ple exists, why is it important, and is it
something that you consider while doing
whatever business task that you may be
performing? From the largest insurance
companies in the world, to the mechanic
that your cousin’s girlfriend’s brother told
you about that will fix your car at your
house the same exact day you call, all will
be impacted by the decisions they make.
Your livelihood is your reputation, but only
those that care about karma, will ever care
about their reputations. How you treat the
employees of the company will impact the
future greatness (or lack thereof) of your
company. The policies that you implement
that are focused on helping to positively
impact the community, will, without fail,
assist the overall future greatness of your
company. Every inch buys a meter, and
every meter will buy you a mile of pros-
perous longevity. As for actions that are
purposefully implemented to cause harm
and/or conflict - they will affect you and
your company in ways that will be difficult
to quantify. But, rest assured, you will be
affected. You will be handicapped. You will
be punished.
So take my word for this (it’s fairly solid,
unless you bring up the ongoing broken
promise I made to visit the gym five days
a week): regardless of your willingness
to subscribe to the classical definition of
karma or not, if you’ll operate your busi-
ness knowing and believing in this one
concept, I’m certain that it will guide you
properly through every business practice
that you implement from this day forward.
Take that to the bank, and tell them Andre
sent you (they may give you a free calendar
or something).
Until next time, plan, build, and continue
to prosper.
Andre Barefield
may/june 2017 Contents
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