Is Your Cup To Full?
A student once asked a Zen master:
“How do I know I’m making progress?”
The master handed him a cup and started pouring tea.
He kept pouring until the tea spilled over the sides.
“Stop!” the student shouted. “The cup is full!”
The master smiled.
“Exactly.”
A lot of people approach business ownership the same way.
Their cup is already full.
Full of assumptions.
“Franchises are mostly fast food.”
“I need experience in the industry.”
“Starting from scratch gives me more control.”
“A resale is automatically less risky.”
“I’ll explore when the timing is perfect.”
The problem may not be that you need more information.
You may need to empty the cup enough to consider something you never expected.
Most of the people I help ultimately choose a business they had never heard of, in an industry they had never considered.
Not because they lowered their standards.
Because they stopped searching for the business they thought they wanted and started evaluating the business that actually fit their goals, strengths, resources and desired lifestyle.
Sometimes your “next” doesn’t require learning more.
It requires letting go of what you were so sure you already knew.
What belief might you need to unlearn before you can see what’s possible?
#YouGotThis
Stacey Riska, your lifestyle matchmaker helping you “do what you love, love what you do”!
P.S. You see what you want to see.
