Deena Burgess
Law Offices of Deena Burgess - Managing PartnerNew York,
http://www.ebusinesslawgroup.com
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I know that this is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, particularly to you life coaches and other eternally optimistic folks out there, but I hate change.
I think it sucks. Truly.
My baby is turning 2 on Saturday and I'm not liking it, not one little bit. I was thinking about it this morning as I baked the cupcakes for his birthday party tomorrow and I'm quite certain.
I actually started thinking about this blog post when I gave him his first haircut last Thursday and there's no doubt about it. My baby isn't a baby anymore and I don't like it.
My Liam with his baby hair
Liam with his new haircut (apparently he doesn't mind it).
I know it's inevitable (as are most changes) but I hate it nonetheless.
Now, I know what you're going to say... You really should be more positive about it. You should look at it as a step forward not as a step back.
Blah, blah, blah.
I hate it. That's probably the only thing in my life that's not going to change. Don't even bother trying to dissuade me...
I know that it's a negative attitude, I'm ok with that. (And it would probably frighten you to know that I'm the more positive parent. My husband actually refers to himself as the "Prophet of Doom". I had business cards made up for him with the tag line: "Why be positive when you can be me.") But I digress...
It's actually part of what makes me a good lawyer. Being able to see the negative in situations helps me to cover all of the bases for my clients.
Like I said, change is inevitable, but you can't stop it. What you can do is protect yourself as much as possible.
Not from your kids growing up, of course, but from things that affect you and your business.
Because when things go belly up, sometimes you're the windshield and sometimes you're the bug (to paraphrase a Dire Straits' songs). Trust me when I tell you, you don't want to end up the bug.
I have a client who started a business with two friends. They never got around to signing any of the agreements that would protect them and their business.
Now, one of them has turned out to be a total fruitcake. They want to end the business, and they can't. She won't go away; she won't allow the business to dissolve and they need her membership interest to do it.
Say it with me. "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug."
Make sure you're protecting yourself when you're entering business arrangements with friends, strangers or anyone else...
Don't be the bug…
Change sucks, doesn't it?
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