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I need money

Posted on by philipdodson

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I hear a great deal of talk about needing money to build ‘my business’, ‘I’m ambitious’ and people seem completely wrapped up with this need. Often as there are plenty of ‘vultures’ circling the start up circus.

But do we ever stop to think, why do we need the money?

This might seem too obvious to ask.

You need people, you need space, you need a new website, an App, you need to have a salary to survive, you must have a bigger business…and the list can go on.

So let’s go further, sure you need money for the above things, but do you stop and ask why do I need that stuff?

We seem now unable to think first about the passion and reason why we do what we do, we seem to want to follow some paint by numbers formula for growing business, often not even thinking why we want this ‘big’ business.

So my take is, don’t borrow money, unless it is so critical, to something that is more substantial than just the need to follow a ‘plan’ or to ‘have a big business’.

Work out what matters to you, be patient and grow your passion organically and enjoy the journey, have fun and then reap the rewards that will bring you.

You will then have the time to do the things that matter in life, it is likely that your business will do something meaningful, that will enhance your’s and the lives of the people you share your creations with.

Money has to be paid back, money won’t make your business remarkable, and you’ll need to dance to someone else’s tune. When money becomes the agenda, either to make or to take, then it sucks out the soul.

Choose yourself, build with passion, create something of meaning to the people you choose and then spend your time doing the things you love. Where money fits into that, I have no idea, but you often need it when you are seeking a short-cut.

Let it go

Posted on by philipdodson

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Often we hold on to things that are said, or things that are done to us, we hold grudges, or we resent things. We sit and mull over things again and again, playing out scenarios in our heads and imagining what we might have said, and how we are perhaps going to ‘right’ the perceived injustice.

These can be things that we’ve held onto from childhood, from school, all our lives, like carrying around what feels like several back packs, full of hurt and injustices.

We hold onto them in relationships, ready to use as ammo when conflict occurs, or we hold them inside eating away at us.

The thing I have learnt in life is to let them go, to forgive and to move on. There is nothing to be gained in the slightest from holding onto things, they only create negativity, lead to bad feelings and nothing is achieved from holding on.

Forgiveness is a powerful thing, and like any habit, once mastered will make a huge difference to your life. It’s hugely important to be compassionate with ourselves and equally with others too, it makes for a better, happier world, and after all we have no time machines to go back and change it.

It is now and the future that matters, nothing else.