Comments on: The 6th Age Of A Business – Leadership

By: The 7 Ages Of Your Business - From Enthusiasm To Exhaustion

The 7 Ages Of Your Business - From Enthusiasm To Exhaustion — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:41:10 +0000

[...] More about the leadership business age in this guest post I did at MyWifeQuitHerJob.com. [...]

By: Steven Aitchison

Steven Aitchison — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:23:47 +0000

Hi Steve. Just wanted to say it was great working with you on this and hopefully we can do it again in the future.

I wish I could get to this stage of business and I am hopeful that one day I will be able to.

@Dragos this is pure genius stuff and I am glad I was part of it.

By: Dragos Roua

Dragos Roua — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:27:14 +0000

@Matt thanks for being part of this. Again, it wasn’t really any heavy lifting in this project, it was just great team work

@Stephen: Steve is right, you are doing great. And I mean it. Don’t miss the chance to acknowledge your success Thanks for being part of this.

By: Dragos Roua

Dragos Roua — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:25:46 +0000

@Evelyn Lim: excessive pride is very often associated with success and it is a great energy losing valve. It is much better to observe yourself with detachment and admire what you did, than to admire yourself and observe what you did.

Thanks for being part of this.

By: Dragos Roua

Dragos Roua — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:24:05 +0000

@Mike King: my thoughts exactly, during the leadership stage your biggest problem will be your competition and how to remain number one. It’s extremely hard to do it and it requires courage and a lot of energy. Avoiding expansion was mentioned because in this stage many entrepreneurs are choosing it as a way to fight competition. If I expand in this niche I can balance some loses in my niche. In my experience, expanding during leadership is a weakening strategy, not a winning one. Staying where you are and improving your position is more effective.

Thanks for being part of this, Mike, I really appreciate it:-)
P.S. – Sorry, forgot to tell you great post!

By: Dragos Roua

Dragos Roua — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:23:28 +0000

Thanks for being part of this, Mike, I really appreciate it:-)

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:47:34 +0000

@Dragos
Thanks for putting all of this together. You did a great job!

@Matt
Yes, it was fun. We should exchange guest posts with each other someday!

@Stephen
What are you talking about. Your blog is a leader in your niche!

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:52:43 +0000

Steve thanks for participating

Dragos, I can’t really related to this at all but I hope to someday!

By: Matt | Small Biz Bee

Matt | Small Biz Bee — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:16:59 +0000

Looks great! This was a fun project to be a part of, glad we could work together (although truth be known Dragos did the heavy lifting).

Have a great weekend!

Matt

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:57:40 +0000

Hey Steve, thought I’d come over to read on the 6th to the 7-part series that Dragos wrote. I’m honored to be in the JV project together. Love this piece about leadership! I enjoyed the tip that with success, excessive pride can come. Something to be mindful of!