Summer Time: Relax, but Keep Your Business Moving!
School is out and it’s time to party! Whoo.. hoo!! It’s time to take it easy. Go out every night and get blasted. Hit the strip and go bar hopping. Throw some crazy house parties. Visit other countries. Spend cash like you’re a millionaire. And, of course, wine and dine the ladies. Rock on!
Ok, so let’s all agree that we’ll be partaking in some of the above activities, no doubt. With warm weather comes more fun and more events, gatherings, etc..
But, just because it’s summer and we’re having fun… it doesn’t mean that we should become complacent and put our businesses on the back burner. No way.
For some entrepreneurs, the summer will be the time of year when they get most of their business; for others, it’ll be a time when things slow down. Regardless of your business growth rate over the summer, you should be using the warm weather to your advantage.
With summer comes bbq’s, parties, events, and all that good stuff. While at these gathering you should always keep your business in mind and how you can offer your services to all the new people that you meet this summer.
I know.. I know… if you’re at a baseball game or a birthday party, it may not be the most convenient time to be pushing your business. Well, guess what, you’re an entrepreneur… not just some Joe Smoe… so, for you, it’ll make sense!
Entrepreneurs sleep, breathe, and eat their businesses all day long. So make sure to keep up that intensity level this summer. Make those deals happen. Push for those extra clients. And, of course, have a blast at the same time.
5 Comments
b.e.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
how true how true! Something to add: Don’t EVER be one of those entrepreneurs that does not have a card on them. Always have at least 3 cards in your wallet everywhere you go, and if you’re going to a group getogether (party, etc.) think in advance and bring 5-7. You never know…and it certainly bodes well if your professionalism when you can bust out with a card at any time. Also, it’s good too to have a pen with you at all times to write down people’s names and contact info. Don’t think that just because you gave them your card they’ll stay in touch. If you really want to dialog with them, don’t leave it up to chance. Write down their email address. Take control of your destiny. Be prepared when others are not.
David Askaripour
May 15th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Hey b.e., Exactly! Carry that business card around like its your last drop of water in the desert. Haha.. it’s funny you say that about the pens, because I always carry one around in my pocket.. for some reason, I always end up using it, too. Great advice.
Patrick
May 15th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Yep, very true. I don’t drink alcohol… but, if I did, I would really, really not be the type who went out and got wasted every night. That just goes against everything I’m about and really, is a great waste of time and money, I think. Plus, wouldn’t you agree that that kind of goes against what being an entrepreneur is or perhaps should be for basically all of us?
For me… summer is … just another day. Maybe it’s warmer, but that’s it. All of my days tend to be very similar. I think it goes back to two things. One, my Dad is in a profession where you don’t take weekends or summers off. You work them. So, our vacations were on weekdays and in the winter.
Two, I was homeschooled. So, I didn’t spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week in school. I did maybe 4 hours a day for 4 days a week or 3 hours for 5 or maybe 2 for 7 or … whatever. I did the work, but it’s a lot more flexible. I’d do some school on vacation. So, I didn’t recognize weekends or summers as anything that special, especially as I got older. When I was younger, I’d take summers, but as I got older… why have a bunch of work to do at one time? Just spread it out across the whole year and do it in smaller chunks was my thinking.
So, I guess it’s all the same to me and you can do whatever you want with it - take a day off, go to work, whatever.
David Askaripour
May 16th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Patrick: It’s fine that you don’t drink alcohol — many entrepreneurs don’t and many do.
Yeah, to a large degree summer is the same to me. But there’s just something about the change in weather — living in NYC — that makes summer a much better time of the year for most people.
Thanks for sharing.
Patrick
May 16th, 2007 at 11:40 am
No problem. Yeah, I don’t have anything against (the responsible consumption of) alcohol, if that’s how it came across. The whole “getting wasted” thing is lost on me, personally, though.
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