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5 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Marc Haine shares observations from visiting struggling businesses where owners focus on negative metrics like losing customers. He notes that when he asks them to recount how they started and what excited them initially, their demeanor changes—eyes light up and passion resurfaces. Haine uses this insight to advise entrepreneurs and managers who feel disengaged or have lost their mojo: deliberately revisit the original reasons and excitement that sparked the venture or role, as this recollection can reignite motivation and provide a fresh seed for moving forward.

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I was touring around to different businesses and I would ask them how business was. And they're like, oh, you know, my business is terrible. It's not very good. I'm losing customers. And on and on and on about how negative stuff. And they're negative. But their business looks negative as well. And when I stopped and asked them, tell me how you started. Tell me how life was when you first started. All of a sudden, their eyes open and they get animated. They get excited. All of a sudden, I see the passion that they started So, one of the recommendations I would make to you if you're in a position where you just don't know why you keep doing what you're doing and you've kind of lost that mojo within your business is look back at what it was that prompted you to start your business in the first place. Or if you're in an industry, if you're a manager working for a business and you think, when I first started here, I was so excited to be here. But now, I'm not. Really look back and say, why were you excited back then? Because that will help give you a seed