When business feels smooth, complacency sneaks in and kills relevance. In fast-moving markets, any pause turns into trouble. Stay vigilant and adapt or become irrelevant.
So, I've taught myself now, and I think this is an acquired skill, that if things are humming along and I'm feeling good and everything's great, trouble's coming.
Oh, gosh. Are you going to make the trouble or—
So, I make the trouble, meaning I'm going to become complacent. Got it. And I'm going to become irrelevant. So, complacency and irrelevancy are the kiss of death in business. And what I've learned is that markets and technology change so fast now that the minute you're in complacency, you're in trouble.