My theory has always been, if you take care of your business today, take care of the job you have at hand, whatever else comes down the road will be there for you.
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You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.
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.
Starting your own business isn't just a job - it's a way of life.
In business it is most often all about getting your foot in the door and once you do, everything opens up and things start to naturally progress into bigger and more opportunities.
In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted.
We always say at CARE that we would love to see if we can work ourselves out of business.
I've stepped more into my business and really... taken control for how I want that to be.
I feel like I've earned respect with how I go about my business, how I carry myself.
It's something that I love about this business and that scares me about this business, but in a good way. You just never know what's going to happen. And things change constantly. But there's always opportunities for new work, so you just have to enjoy the job that you're on while you're on it because it doesn't last forever.
The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wanting over a period of time, you've either got to change what you're doing or find something else to do.
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