“Yes” is not always good
September 19, 2007 – 11:51 amI will probably be killed for saying this, if not at least maimed.
My girlfriend has mono.
This is important because it means I can’t kiss her. Thankfully I have yet to be diagnosed with mono (someone knock on wood for me, my desk happens to be glass and metal). While I am happy about not having mono, I am not happy about not being able to kiss my girlfriend (I don’t want mono).
This creates an odd dichotomy. I want to kiss her but probably shouldn’t. You’re welcome to feel sorry for me, because she is definitely nice to kiss, but that’s not why I am telling you this.
I said all this because I think companies and we as individuals go through a lot of the same things.
I often times commit to more than I can actually handle. That is, I want to do something that sounds killer but probably shouldn’t because I really don’t have time and it will just stress me out more which in turn may reduce my productivity or at the very least increase my irritability and that tends to create sad pandas.
New companies that are growing experience much of the same. There are times when companies are in a great position to grow, but there are also times where a company really wants to accept all those orders or quotes but shouldn’t because that growth may ultimately come to a very slow and painful end. This end may sometimes feel like torture, but could also feel something a bit less extreme, like your entire business going kablooey.
2 Responses to ““Yes” is not always good”
No way! That is horrible. 5 weeks before I left for New Zealand, my girlfriend got mono, too. I thought I was going to get it right before I left for my trip.
Stay healthy! Because I know you’re not the type of guy that would be slowed down for more than few days… Wish your girlfriend the best from me!
By Andy Drish on Sep 25, 2007
Thanks, Andy :)
I will do that, though she probably has read your comment!
And haha, I will do my best to stay healthy. You’re right, I wouldn’t slow down :p
By Nathan Snell on Sep 26, 2007