{"id":114468,"date":"2023-07-27t11:55:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-27t15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=114468"},"modified":"2024-08-27t17:01:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27t21:01:48","slug":"another-year-another-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/07\/27\/another-year-another-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"another year, another chance"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>another opportunity to fine-tune your business.<\/strong><\/p>\n by sandi leyva<\/i> i was drawn to reading howard buffett\u2019s book \u201c40 chances: finding hope in a hungry world<\/a>\u201d because i am completely intrigued by huge social problems and figuring out ways to solve them. for buffett, who is a farmer at heart, the challenge is how to tackle world hunger.<\/p>\n more: <\/b>want better clients? here\u2019s how<\/a> | track six figures to test your marketing<\/a> | when you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know<\/a> | eight things to give new clients<\/a> | put your linkedin profile to work<\/a> | what\u2019s in a (domain) name? plenty<\/a> one of the stories in the book has buffett listening to a lecture for farmers on how to improve their yield year after year. buffett recalls the speaker saying that one farmer, on average, will have a 40-year career from the time he or she starts working the land to the time to retire. on average it will be 40 harvests and 40 plantings. that\u2019s 40 chances to make improvements and to make a difference. it doesn\u2019t seem like very much time, does it?<\/p>\n it\u2019s the same thing for tax seasons. on average, there are only 40 tax seasons to improve our business models, tighten up our profit margins and serve clients better.<\/p>\n if you\u2019re like most entrepreneurs and started your business about halfway into your career, you may only have 20 chances. i have six left myself, if all goes to plan.<\/p>\n i love this perspective because it brings a tremendous sense of urgency. it makes it ever so much more precious to make changes that count so we can mold our businesses into ones we love and have dreamed about.<\/p>\n in 2023, we will use up one more of our remaining chances. how will you use yours?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nthat\u2019s 40 times to get the soil just right, to try a new piece of machinery, to try a different seed, to plant a little more shallow or a little more deep, to irrigate a little differently, to get it just right so that the yield will increase.<\/p>\n