Ideal = FrictionLess

January 20, 2024

by a searcher in Delaware, EE. UU.

It is a rule of mine:

If a friend/partner/customer/owner/contractor/any relationship involves friction end it up as soon as posible. The world is so abundant that makes no sense lose your time an energy. Move fast and with unattachedment. Ideal things are waiting for you out there.

"More often than not you will realize that certain battles are not worth it in the end. They are a waste of valuable energy and time, which should be high on your scale of values. It is always better to walk away from a circular battle, no matter how deeply you feel personally invested in it. Your energy and your spirit are important considerations. Feeling petty and frustrated can have reverberating consequences for your ability to think strategically and reach your goals. Going through the process delineated above in the Keys will naturally elevate your perspective and put your mind on the strategic plane. And in life as in warfare, strategists will always prevail over tacticians." - The laws of Human Nature. Robert Green.

If you are stuck in a deal with an owner that is problematic... fu**k him.

Reply by a searcher
in Alpharetta, GA, USA

This could only have been written by someone who has never owned or operated a business successfully. It’s literally the opposite of what is necessary to succeed. Every day is filled with friction - customers, employees, vendors. Navigating the inherent friction in those relationships is what a business owner does constantly, but you can’t avoid it or you will have no customers and no employees.

If “your energy and your spirit” are more important than the mission (you might as well add “your truth” instead of THE truth) then you will fail in entrepreneurship and you should consider other alternatives.

Reply by a searcher
in Delaware, EE. UU.

I agree with you that reality involves friction. That doesn´t mean that you should tolerate and don´t try to optimize for armony. Your comment is a bit agressive don´t you think Christian? haha i don´t take it personally. And btw, i have owned and operate a business successfully this is why in my new venture i now what i want and what i don´t whant (and i´m in the position to decide).

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