What I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg.
Periodically, while surrounded by the fruits of our success, the profits, the power, the.
Notoriety, I get frustrated and I dream of starting again.
But something stops me.
Perhaps I'm too old.
Perhaps I'm afraid it was all luck.
Or maybe deep down inside, I really do like the trappings that I've accumulated.
Nevertheless, when I find that we just have to clear it with legal or had a meeting to keep others in the loop or we are justifying staff.
Versus producers, I want to scream.
We used to have the Nike motto attitude.
We just did it.
Now there's a why we can't lurking.
In the background keeping it from coming.
Out while we grow is our number one management focus today.
What started simple with time has become complex.
A single straightforward policy has picked up, exception after exception.
Over time, products have grown to overlap.
No one's got an excuse, but everyone's got a reason.
Maddening.
Why not just quit, then chuck it all, sell the business, take the money and run.
Play it conservatively, relax a little.