06/09/2026
Recently, Ted and I witnessed a small moment in our neighborhood while on our daily walk that unexpectedly carried a big lesson about business — and life.
A group of little girls, probably around five or six years old, were playing together in the street. One child walked over to the group looking visibly upset and frustrated. Then she kicked a street sign.
Another little girl asked her gently, “Why aren’t you having fun?”
The upset child answered loudly: “𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲.”
One of the others immediately responded: “You should try to have fun anyway.”
As simple as it was, that exchange stayed with us and we talked about it later in the day, because 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 — 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 — 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆, even if they don’t say it out loud.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀, “𝗳𝘂𝗻” 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.
But ironically, businesses often perform better when owners reconnect with curiosity, creativity, and purpose instead of operating in a constant state of pressure and frustration. Employees feel that energy. Customers feel it too!
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