Occasionally I am asked why I use gardening analogies when describing the work that I do. Recently I came up with the acronym below which clearly outlines a process that can relate to both gardens and businesses and therefore, hopefully explains all.
Plan
Look after
Assess progress
New actions
Take benefits
Growing a healthy business is a little like tending a garden – most of us learn by trial and experience. But expert help on a flexible basis can make a world of difference.
I have just come back from a holiday of a lifetime – watching the eclipse in China. Part of me was disappointed that it was such a cloudy day in the end (it was always a 50% chance) but the reality is that I have seen other total eclipses and because I couldn’t be focussed on the sun I became much more aware of other elements of what was going on around me. This really made me think about how true this is in life in general – we are often so focussed on one thing that we completely miss some of the other wonderful things (maybe even opportunities) that are part of our world if we did but see them.
