Epic Things

I was reading some of the old blog posts I wrote, you know, reliving some of the old glory when I felt funny everyday. When every morning was greeted with, "Let's find something that makes us giggle." and "Let's make a whole slew of people laugh." (I'm using 'slew' right, right?)
A lot of that was unintentionally put on hiatus once I started a business. It just happens. You are worried about home life, like what you may miss if you plan badly. You are worried about keeping the very patient wife happy, remembering to rephrase "It's not always going to be this hard. This will get better soon." You worry that your grandma, dad and mother are not getting any younger and that you may have misplaced your priorities. You worry all the time that friends and family time are being sacrificed on the alter of "Managed Growth".
You worry that the patience of those you love most is wearing thin.

Then there are the business worries.
You worry you're getting shafted by the bank or the insurance agent or that you've left too much money on the table or that you've asked too much for the same work that buddies are low balling the same client for.
You worry about payroll NONSTOP.
You worry about hurting peoples feeling because you are being too direct.
You worry that one of your employees is sad because of home issues and there's nothing you can do.
You worry about your employees kids when they are sick.
You worry that you can't grow fast enough and strong enough to effect partner investment.
You worry that you might hire a wing nut. (You worry that you might be the wing nut.)
You worry that you can't give the employees everything they want or need.
You worry that your accountant thinks you are a moron.
You worry that your lawyer is screwing you (He was, according to new counsel).
You worry about things now, that not long ago, you didn't know existed. (This happens, regrettably quite a bit).

I say all of that to say this however; I've never been this happy in my career. I get to work from home for a little bit and I get to work with some of my best friends in the world when I'm on the road. (Some of them are the clients.)
I want to leave you with this quote from Leonardo da Vinci, of Mona Lisa fame.
I think it represents the spirit and attitude of Bloc, not only of myself and the other owners of Bloc, but every employee that we work with.

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”
― Leonardo da Vinci