Starting a performance company/gallery of ones own seems to be a common dream of most students in the arts. Since it is graduation time I thought I would offer up this article on keeping the proper perspective from the May issue of Inc.
I enjoy reading Norm Brodsky’s column in the magazine because he is adept at employing interesting ancedotes to illustrate his point. He often offers advice to people seeking to start their own business. In this particular column he cautions against being so overly ambitious that you make your core desire unattainable.
One aspect of Brodsky’s article that interested me was his suggested conditions under which refusing to consider partnering was unwise versus those conditions when having a partner could restrict your success.
This is a subject I ponder upon often because I often see situations where people are letting their egos and desire for acclaim for their way of doing things limit their success by not partnering. So they labor hard while trying to leverage their limited resources and meet with limited results.
Some times this is a good thing because some concepts don’t warrant widespread recognition. Also, competition can keep people on their toes and striving harder. Sometimes it is just dumb.
