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For most of us, other people’s concerns are none of our business. And for most of us, other people’s business is much more of our concern than it needs to be. Let me present a little hypothetical situation to help me illustrate this week’s lesson…
The Hypothetical Situation:
Imagine yourself as a small-business owner. Let’s say you own a shoe store in the middle of town. On the other side of that town, there are three other people… all of whom own their own small businesses as well. Let’s say that one of them owns a coffee shop, another owns a hair salon, and the third owns a pizza restaurant. None of these people know one another personally, nor do you know any of them personally either. They all have their own businesses, and you have your own as well. No one’s customers overlap. In short: you’ve got your business, and three other people have their businesses.
Okay, so time for the question… and the lesson:
Think of those other three people now… the coffee shop owner, the hair salon owner, and the pizza joint owner. What do all these people have in common with Tiger Woods, Sandra Bullock, and Jennifer Aniston?
The Answer:
~ Their business is not your business.
Funny, isn’t it, that most of us make other people’s business much more of our concern than it should be.
Other people’s business is none of our concern.
However, other people’s concerns should be very much our business. Somehow, I think we’ve managed to mix-up the two…
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