Most people in business weren’t experts, or even experienced, when they started.  They spend the early years learning the basic techniques of business.  They make the same mistakes as everyone else and become distracted putting out fires.  It is the school of hard knocks and there is no safety net. Many survive and some don’t.

Those who survive learn from the early years.  They refine their art over time.  They keep the routines that work and discard those that don’t.   Experience helps them navigate the minefield of adversity, errors and setbacks.  They develop a well practiced way of doing things that can be shared with others.  It may not always the best way but it is a way that works for them.

The best in business are the explorers and the curious; those who keep an open mind and are always willing to learn.

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