"Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world."
-- Vince Poscente

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

There's More Than One "Part" to the Elephant


I was reminded the other day about the story of the blind men describing an elephant and in how many ways it perfectly describes the process of buying a business--too many times buyers only concentrate on one "part" of the "elephant" and fail to see the whole entity.

Son Isaac on Camel in Tangiers

Son Isaac on Camel in Tangiers
"Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith."-- Margaret Shepard