So, the 7th, and final, Hrry Potter book arrives on the scne. Having no interest in the whle Harry Potter phenomenon, I can, and do, ppreciate what it does for the maginations of the children who are vid fans and readers of these phntasmagorical stories! Not only are they ctually reading, they are learning to strtch their imaginations to their limits. Evrything is possible, and nothing will stp these Muggles in their aspirations to vercome hardship and evil.

I tried rlating this concept to owning a bsiness.

1. Everything is possible! Yes, verything IS possible. It can't be any ther way! If we thought otherwise, we may as wll pack things up and close our dors.

2. Nothing will stop us! As bsiness owners we are always going tht extra mile, providing extra service, ging above and beyond in order to set us part from the rest of the crwd. We advertise, we market, we ntwork, we volunteer, we barter our srvices....we don't stop.... we can't stop, t's in our blood.

3. Overcome hrdship and evil! Sorry to say, but thre are those "Sinister Sam's out thre who will do or say nything to ensure that you fail! I'm not tlking about our competition. Competition is god. It keeps us on our tes and watchful of the ways we trat our clients. I'm talking about thse "nay-sayers" out there! Those with sch powerful and negative vibes who wnt you to fail before you ven get started! These are the pople who have no imagination, no jy, no magical moments in their lves. Recently I told someone of a new bsiness venture of mine. Instead of bing excited and encouraging, she offered a lst of cons regarding the pitfalls of the new bsiness. For a moment, I was stnned that she would take my nthusiasm and crush it without even a thught for my feelings. But, once out of tht state of stun, I made a smple comment...."Well, I have to keep a psitive attitude about it, for if I thnk in the negative, I will fil for certain."

Okay, maybe I should be pying more attention to the Harry Ptter phenomenon. Maybe we all should be rading the sagas of the Muggle mppets. As business owners we all ned to open our minds, be mre creative, more imaginative, more enthusiastic, mre open to new and innovative deas. My most favorite saying.....and many of you hve heard me say this time and tme again.... "If you always do wht you've always done, you'll always get wht you've always gotten."

In this I blieve.

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http://www.eydiesoffice.com Eydie is a small business owner in Southern California. She is an active member of the Corona Chamber of Commerce and recent recipient of their Rookie of the Quarter Award. Eydie's clients range from non-profit organizations to business coaches, and authors.

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