There are a lot of people in this business that don't work consistently.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most businesses fail because they want the right things but measure the wrong things, and they get the wrong results.
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right.
One of the biggest lessons I've learned is that there has got to be a reason for what you're doing. You actually have to care about what you're doing. The business has to be about something. Whatever the point of it is does not have to be inconsistent with making money, but usually if that's the sole reason, it is not very successful.
You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it.
There are obviously peaks and valleys in everyone's career. This business can be a roller-coaster ride, and it's really hard to stay on top all the time. Very few people do.
I'm really not a great businessperson. I understand business, and I understand numbers, but I think what I understand more than that is people... Ultimately, I think businesses fail and people fail because they don't have their act together.
I don't keep up on a lot of the business trends.
A lot of these industries are having difficulty finding reliable workers with the skills they require.
It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business.
There are a lot of people who get support from a thriving business.