Little Fish/ Big Fish - By: Pam White

I was listening to NPR the other Fri and heard a clip about the oceans being overfished. Ok I knew that. But it wasn't just that. It was about the fishing of the Big Fish. Everyone goes after the big fish. So if big fish are being overfished what does that leave? Little fish. And little fish breed more little fish and more little fish choose each other as mates. So you have the evolution of the little fish.

Ok. So the science guy was saying that Darwinian selection is happening - by humans and the world of little fish is being made bigger. You can get this from the big companies that are shutting down. They used to be the places to go for stability, places you knew you could work for, maybe your father/mother had worked for. This is not happening any more. The generation coming to work now is not looking to get their retirement watch after 30 years in the business. They have already adapted. It's those of us who had the idea that you do one profession that have to back off the big companies and retool our minds as well as our hands.

So I extrapolated that to our current economic situation. The "big fish" are being taken out of the equation. Big companies are down-sizing, ceo's are loosing their jobs as well as the employees. It used to be if you worked for a big company you were fairly safe. But some of the oldest, biggest companies are going and lots are gone.

So what does that leave? Little companies, small business. This is a great time to be an entrepreneur. A great time to start your own business, make your own policy, be independent. This is the time of the little fish in the business world.

Be a little fish and be success. Low overhead, you work at your own pace, commute time is radically shortened (more low overhead), time with what you care about. Coaching kids, volunteering, building something in the shop you put in your garage or basement and then didn't have the time to use it. Writing poetry for yourself, your kids, your grandkids. Telling someone you love that you love them. It's all easier when you're physically closer to them and not on some freeway stuck in traffic and hating everyone and everything when you get home.

Be a little fish, see an opportunity - grab it! Be big yourself in yourself for yourself, let the big companies go.

About the Author

Pam White is a business coach and mentor based in Connecticut who assists serious entrepreneurs in building a profitable online business with multiple income streams. Pam and her team have assisted hundreds of people in generating profits in excess of $250K in their first year. http://www.pamwhiteccpro.com Pam is a free-lance photographer, painter, and poet who has a meditation practice and rescues animals. http://www.pamwhiteart.com

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