A group of my friends and I visited Atlanta, Georgia for a few days this week. The purpose of our trip was to connect with some new business partners in the area. What we found with our new friends was people hanging tough.
Downtown Atlanta has been experiencing slowing growth in the past decade, and our friend’s business has been struggling to grow.
There is some hope for them as a large German real estate firm is investing hundreds of millions into their building and the surrounding area.
The mass of investment dollars may create a situation that will bring thousands of new visitors to their spot in Atlanta - the problem is I don’t know if that will fix our friend’s slowing business.
What I continually heard as we were conversing, was a reliance on what may happen and a lack of why their business exists.
Let’s be honest, there are times when we can get by with the rising tide and be successful at what we do. However, eventually the trend will change and we will be stuck not knowing what to do next.
We love to hold onto hope and wish for the day when things will be better in our lives. I am not knocking hope and working hard, but I am saying that reality must be front and center.
This is one thing that drives me crazy about the crypto community. There is too much reliance on crypto being the be all end all. What if cryptocurrency does not work out? Is your hope blinding your wisdom?
While I think that crypto is going to be future, we must always be willing to change. One thing is certain, change is inevitable, but success is optional.
