This excerpt from Dan Kennedy’s No B.S. Business Success book reminded me of when I was at Clemson University, and Wal-mart wanted to build about a mile off campass. Clemson is known for being a “small town” and people thought this would jeopardize some of the small businesses that had been there for years. I love Kennedy’s viewpoint. As quoted from the book:
“The power you need and can have as an entrepreneur comes from eschewing all excuses never blaming the economy, the government, the competition, the timing, your parents, your school, or anything or anyone else for anything. Ultimate power comes from accepting total responsibility. When you believe as I do that circumstances control other people but not me, then circumstances won’t control you either.
A very common occurrence in America in recent years has been Wal-mart coming into a town and lots of little mom-’n-pop businesses rolling over and dying. Their owners blame Wal-mart. There have been protest marches. Books written. Much handwringing about behemoth Wal-mart destroying small businesses left and right. Al utter and total B.S. And when Wal-mart came to their towns. Why? Because they didn’t embrace the excuse for failure.They re-engineered their businesses to do what the giant won’t, to compete in a different way.”
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