La Vie Boheme…..Rent

 To days of inspiration,
Playing hookey, making something
Out of nothing, the need
To express to communicate,
To going against the grain,
Going insane,
Going mad

To loving tension, no pension
To more than one dimension,
To starving for attention,
Hating convention, hating pretension,
Not to mention of course,
Hating dear old mom and dad

To riding your bike
Midday past the three piece suits
To fruits, to no absolutes
To Absolut, to choice
To the Village Voice
To any passing fad

To being an us for once,
Instead of a them

Recently interviewed on Cupcakes Take the Cake, the authors of The Boss of You answered this question:

What’s the one key takeaway piece of advice our readers should know about running their own business?

When you’re the one running the show, it’s entirely up to you how you want to define success. It might be going home at 5:00 every night after years of working overtime in a demanding career; it might be doing something that makes you happy, with customers you really like; it might be giving keynote speeches at major conferences, or you might be content being part of a thriving local economy and giving back to your community. The business you build should reflect your own vision, not someone else’s, and if you do that it won’t be a chore to go to work. (At least not most days…)