Periodically, while surrounded by the fruits of our success, the profits, the power, the notoriety,

I get frustrated, and I dream of starting again. But something stops me. Perhaps I'm too old.

Perhaps I'm afraid it was all luck.

Or maybe deep down inside, I really do like the trappings that have accumulated.

Nevertheless, when I find that we just have to clear it with legal or had a meeting to keep others in the loop

Or we are justifying staff versus producers I want to scream

We used to have the Nike motto attitude. We just did it. Now there's a why we can't lurking in the background.

Keeping it from coming out while we grow is our number one management focus today.

What started simple with time has become

complex. A single straightforward policy has picked up exception after

exception over time. Products have grown to overlap.

No one's got an excuse, but everyone's got a reason.

Madening.

Why not just quit then?

Chuck it all.

Sell the business. Take the money and run. Play it

conservatively. Relax a little. Real entrepreneurs never do though, and I

haven't either. Generally, real builders are so

focused, one-dimensional and dedicated they'd have a nervous breakdown after two weeks

of sitting around. Their challenge, even their reason for living, would be gone.

Why would I swap fun, influence, challenge, and more money than you could ever spend for only a multiple of more money than you can

ever spend.

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