{"id":985,"date":"2013-09-11T07:03:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T12:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theshef.com\/wordpress\/?p=985"},"modified":"2016-07-12T15:11:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T20:11:16","slug":"small-business-success-mountain-biking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theshef.com\/blog\/small-business-success-mountain-biking\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Success and Mountain Biking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Small business success is centered around owning a compelling vision.<\/h2>\n<p>Most business owners and sales professionals have missed opportunities or unplanned challenges which popped up directly in front of them. While it is important to keep your entrepreneurial vision in front of you as a motivator, ignoring the path directly in front of you is a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n<p>I thought about the parallels of mountain biking and small business success yesterday while I was tearing around a great mountain biking course. Sometimes the path is fairly routine and mundane, like <a href=\"http:\/\/theshef.com\/wordpress\/building-a-speaking-business\/prospecting-success-300-lb-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\">picking up the 300 lb. prospecting phone<\/a>. Other times, you may encounter sharp curves, steep drop offs, fallen trees, or even wildlife in your path.<\/p>\n<p>Daydream for a second, and your face may be greeted by a tree.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know what you think of this short video. Feel free to share and comment!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Motivation, Business, and Mountain Biking\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXmU4Owzc4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small business success is centered around owning a compelling vision. Most business owners and sales professionals have missed opportunities or unplanned challenges which popped up directly in front of them. 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