A short conversational transcript between Mike Andes and Zach discussing the costs of saying “yes” to too many commitments. They argue that time and energy are finite, and spreading attention across multiple ventures, family, and community activities can prevent a business from growing and from hiring employees. The dialogue contrasts broad involvement with focused attention on a single business.
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You're saying yes to something, you have to say no to something else because you have a finite number of hours in a day always saying yes to everything. As you begin to grow the business, you're saying yes to more things is actually going to keep you from growing.
Although I commend Zach for how involved he is in all aspects of his community, his family, and a bunch of different business ventures, I really believe that time and energy focused on one singular business will allow it to grow and give it the attention it needs, potentially. Maybe why he can't grow the business and he can't get employees is because his attention is split in all these different directions. Although they are admirable and good things.
