Comments on: 6 Lessons that Moving Can Remind Us about Business

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:55:25 +0000

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By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:43:06 +0000

Hi Heather,

Yes. Moving is a pain.

I like how you equated it to business. I think my favorite is #6 – make fast decisions. In the past I used to over analyze things, but now have found by just making a decision and sticking to it has helped me to get more done, be more productive by not having decisions looming over me.
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By: Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM

Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:04:46 +0000

@Christine and ALWAYS have a padding. My husband was flipping out, everywhere we turned we needed an extra box, extra tape, another gallon of paint etc. etc. He is sooo frugal and was like ‘the money is flying out the window’. I just smiled, because in our move budget we had set aside money for ‘incidentals’ which he did not realize it. Good planning, extra padding, and a great disposition go a long way!

By: Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM

Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:02:45 +0000

@Mike – Thanks for swinging by. Yes the move reminded me more than anything why project management skills are so important, if left up to the movers we would have been in chaos but thanks to my triaging system we were awesome!

By: Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM

Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:01:42 +0000

@Stormy! Hey there! Thanks for stopping by. The move was definitely a challenge (and unwanted to say the least) but we are 95% done settling in and I have all of my flatware.

By: Christine Livingston

Christine Livingston — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:34:01 +0000

I so enjoyed this post when it dropped into my mail box today!

Having moved six months ago I could really relate to it. Moving is a proverbial pain in the ass, but you give some good, constructive ideas here about it, and about how to relate its lessons to business. For me, I had a picture of what good looked like from my house move, as I do for my business. It really helped during the chaos of the house move to remember that, and to remind ourselves that achieving it would take time and work. The same is true in business.

You say, expect the worst to happen. I might add, expect things to be unclear. But know that they will clarify themselves over time. In house moves and in business, learning not to panic when things are fluid is a way to paradoxically help them clarify sooner rather than later.
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By: Mike Roberts

Mike Roberts — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:34:07 +0000

Hi Heather, It’s funny how most any situation in life that is challenging can be a source for business inspiration. Moving, for the reasons you mentioned. Car trouble (I had this today) taught me patience, to smile when things don’t go as planned, and to look at the reality of the situation and figure out the next move.

Life is full of these little lessons it seems

Have a great monday,

Mike
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Mon, 10 May 2010 14:41:52 +0000

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By: Stormy Knight

Stormy Knight — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:34:46 +0000

Heather, I admire that you took some great lessons out of one of the biggest PITA's that life doles out on a semi-regular basis. Ugh. Day 3 of my last move I found my underwear and the forks and I knew that things would get better. I got a giggle that for you, it was the spoons. .-= Stormy Knight´s last blog ..Volcano Tourism Has Become Popular in Iceland =-.