The impossible isn’t always impossible…
This summer, my wife and I spent time on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. We love the outdoors, and during the week we spent up north, we hiked multiple trails daily. If you haven’t spent time on the North Shore, add it to your list. Minnesota is one of the most underrated states in the US.
On one of our hikes, I came across this tree. As I stood there, I became inspired by… a tree.
Strength, determination, grit, strong will, and guts… are many words that came to mind. I got to thinking. Somehow, a seed was dropped on the rock wall of this river, and under impossible circumstances, the seed took root, and this tree was born. Over many years, this tree endured the harshest of winters (Upper Minnesota) and grew steadily under what one would think are impossible circumstances… a crack in a rock!
It got me thinking about business and the SME clients we regularly work with, and I started to draw parallels between my clients and most SME businesses.
Start-ups always begin with an idea, a planted seed, that in most cases seems impossible at the time. But those that succeed muster up, you guessed it… Strength, determination, grit, strong will, guts, and an unbelievably positive mindset are needed to grow, just like the tree.
What idea do you have that seems impossible? Be like this tree. Believe… the impossible just might be… possible.
Coach Keith
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