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Limitations
I recently had an opportunity to spend a few hours with one of
my (three) grandsons. We took advantage of the time and played
like four year olds. (I don’t know about you but I don’t get
to do that often enough, obviously it is frowned upon if you
don’t have a four year old with you.) I told him how big he is
getting and he responded with, “I know I just keep getting
bigger and bigger.” I asked him if he would ever stop getting
bigger and he said, “Maybe, when I am as big as my Dad.” But
you could tell he wasn’t sure and you could see his mind
working. Will I ever stop getting bigger? Is this growth thing
permanent? I wondered if he pictured himself walking down the
street, towering above the trees, greeting his neighbors who
hadn’t been blessed with the everlasting ability to grow.
Then it hit me, why don’t we think that way anymore? Is it the
fact that reality has set in or have we settled in to reality?
There is absolutely no reason why our businesses can’t grow to
be the size of Microsoft, General Electric or City Bank. Often
we limit ourselves based on perceptions. I noticed that even
at four years old that my Grandson was limiting himself to the
height of his Father. Of course we realize that genetics makes
that a reasonable assumption but I doubt, as proud as I am of
him, that he realizes that.
What limits have you unconsciously imposed on yourself? Is
your business growing as much as it could be or have you set
limits that slow its growth process? In some cases, the limits
are intentional and proven. If someone decides to grow their
business to the point where it can provide a reasonable income
for their family and then limits its growth so they can spend
more time with their family, they certainly can’t be faulted.
As long as our limits are intentional and realized they really
can’t hold us back. It is when we allow limits imposed by
others opinion or learned from lessons that don’t really apply
to create barriers for us that we truly are limited.
I should let you know that I love to learn from my
Grandchildren but this is the same Grandson who, at two years
old put his shoes on wrong, and when I pointed out to him that
they were on the wrong feet he said with all seriousness, “But
these are the only feet I have.” And you know what? He was
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New Data Center
The move to the new data center is almost
complete. With any move of this size a few obstacles were to
be encountered but early preparation and the new tech support
team helped overcome them quickly. There are bound to be a few
more glitches but we will address them swiftly to minimize
stress and downtime.
We have been very pleased with the speed and
security the new server offers as well as the space and power
it offers us going forward. Not only is the overall security
better, the new server provides opportunities for more
specific security applications.
We encountered a few early headaches with
speedy email propagation for some and slow propagation for
others. This seems to be normal but frustrating none the less.
I am sure that other minor issues will come up and we will be
here, ready to address them when and if they do.
Thank you very much for your patience during
this move, we appreciate your support and look forward to the
advantages that the new datacenter offers us all. |
