Improvement by Accident

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I tend to write about operating a home-based business as if everything can be controlled and organized with just a bit of planning-as if a good business plan and a strong budget, not to mention plenty of focus and effort-and your business will be on the steady incline. I wanted to pay homage to the reality that sometimes, improvements and growth happen in our business pretty much by seemingly complete accident.

If necessity is the mother of invention, I think that accidents are often what prompts some interesting improvements and changes in direction-not only in our businesses but in life in general. Of course, we could argue philosophies about whether "true accidents" ever really happen-but just for the sake of my article here, let's say that some great things can happen in our home businesses seemingly out of the blue. We might stumble upon a new vendor or client while waiting for our mocha at the coffee shop, or we may meet someone who becomes a business partner at a cocktail party. One never knows. I have also found that a certain amount of trial and error reveals itself in my business operations and I accidently find a new way of doing something or click on a web site and find a whole new avenue opening up in my business direction.

Maybe it is chance, maybe luck, or maybe it really is fate. But, I do think that we don't always have to try to drive and control everything in our businesses AND we may find that even our well-thought-out plans can't be enough to stop something wonderful and exciting from happening in our businesses-all by accident. New insight and improvements really can come from just about anywhere-and sometimes when you least expect it.

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