For some people, the excersize of badgering someone at a traffic light is. Or chasing down a prior competitor making it your mission to “steal their clients”. Or really anything that is spiteful. Being spiteful and being an Ass takes time and energy. Valuable time and energy. As an entrepreneur you’ve no doubt run into many of these situations. I had one the other day.
A tenant of mine basically said he was leaving (middle of his lease), and was not going to pay for the month of June, then would jet out around the 10th. He even was hostile with my property manager. It would have very simple to escalate this. Maybe some yelling, shouting, and in the end the house loses. I’m sure he would have kicked a few holes in the walls on the way out.
With the value of your time, you need to choose your battles carefully. Truly trouncing your competitors is done over time. With a serious time investment focused not on them but on executing your business plan, and carrying out the growth of your company. NOT trying squash theirs. Many of them will focus on you, while you focus on your business. This is how they lose.
If you don’t have competitors you probably are in the wrong business. If you do, remember to use your time wisely.
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