And We're Off!

This being my inaugural blog, I feel that perhaps I should have a glass of champagne to hand. Anyone who knows me will be very surprised to learn that I haven't! People who know me well will also be somewhat surprised to see that I have launched myself into the ether or cyberspace or whatever the correct term is. I don't mind admitting that I have surprised myself. I have always said that I was to IT what pigs were to flying but clearly that isn't entirely true. And doesn't that tell you something that everyone should relate to? Namely that the only limits to our progress, as individuals or in business, are the ones we impose on ourselves.

I'm not sure quite how true this is but it is a story I heard a long time ago and it really struck a chord. Apparently, the aerodynamics of a bee are such that it can't fly, however, nobody has told the bee yet so because it assumes it can fly - it does.

In business it is very easy to dismiss new ideas. 'That might be O.K. for other companies but not for us.' 'We haven't got the time or the money to throw at that.' Excuses abound. But actually, we can all embrace new ideas scary though they may be.

Maybe this would be a good time for you to rethink ideas that have been dismissed previously. Maybe you have a pet project that has been sitting on the back burner just waiting for 'the right time to do it.' Maybe it is a project that I can help you with. Maybe not.

There does come a time, though, when it is not enough to think about things, you have to grab the proverbial bull by the horns and dive in. I can tell you that for me, doing business analysis and offering advice and where appropriate, helping implement recommendations, comes entirely naturally. Creating and launching this blog? It feels like I've grabbed a whole herd full of bulls!