Tag: Editor'S Blog

Much like the whims of the stock exchange, politics and business alike are susceptible to rumours and dissent in the ranks.

I recently heard a great line that got my mind ticking over: “When you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.”

Having been conditioned to believe that things like ‘7 minute’ abs are possible, who could blame us for expecting to see our ‘brilliant ideas’ to be implemented overnight, and to see results quickly?

“Back at work(?)” they say, bug eyed, and waiting for you to say something negative. Words to the effect of “Wish I were still on the beach” coupled with a grimace or a strategic eye-roll tend to suffice.

Sometimes to simply stay viable, unpopular, if not heartbreaking changes are necessary. That’s part and parcel of business, politics, and life.

Before all that good stuff comes along, it seems the list of things to do – and inevitable dilemmas associated with annual close downs and the like – gets longer and more complicated each year.

I’ve been fortunate enough to be my own boss for twenty years. Let me be the first to say that there isn’t a business owner in Australia, nay the world, who hasn’t fought in the battle of obtaining finance.

I naturally gravitate towards the strictly business topics for my blog, but this week there’s an issue on my mind which is a little more wide reaching.

Say the term ‘work from home’ to some employers, and it’s greeted by a variety of snorts, jeers and ‘get real’.

Let’s skip the lip-service on how rewarding it is to own your own business – of course it is. Instead, let’s call it for what it is: a hard and relentless battle.