Last night my heart stopped when I walked past the residence parking before going to my front door.
Our parking slot was empty?
It was 8:30 pm and I sat there wondering where did my wife go with the kids?
I took out my phone and called her.
No reply.
Where could she be?
Where would she be taking the children past their bedtime?
Did something happen and they had to go to the hospital?
The security guy waved hello to me but he could see the look on my face.
I said hello but didn’t say anything to him until I went upstairs and checked myself.
Opening the door.. I was greeted by my dog’s frantic barking and I saw my wife’s phone on the sofa.
Where was she?
“Quiet her down..” whispered sharply my wife as she finally came into the view.
“Where’s the car?”
“What do you mean where’s the car?” she asked
The car must have been stolen ran through my mind. How unless they had the keys.
And then I felt the keys in my pocket.
And the terror went away… followed by a sheepish tone in my voice…
“Oh wait.. umm .. I forgot I parked and left the car at the cafe around the corner..”
I couldn’t believe it…. I had literally forgotten that I had taken the car.. and on the way home stopped at the neighbouring cafe to do some work for a few hours.
So besides embarrassing myself…. why tell this story?
Because it highlights the fickleness of human nature?
Do I have Alzheimer’s? No….
But I was distracted by upcoming projects and my plans for the week.
So what does have to do with business?
Simple… if you want to grow your business beyond your own sweat and hours, it has to be on a foundation of consistency.
Consistency that comes from system, processes, teamwork and the right culture that helps minimise human error.
And that helps you build a business that can thrive without you.
Do you have that now?
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