A Campfire fundamental to Help You Grow Your Business

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I get much inspiration from a campfire. The campfire inspiration helps me and supports my business building endeavor. I have plenty of opportunties to build a campfire too. Next time you are in nature, and have the opportunity to make a campfire, study the process to making a successful fire. See how you can apply that campfire analogy to growing your own business. A fire must have oxygen to breath. To breath, there must be a tunnel of air at the bottom or ground level of the fire buildup. I make a fire by first gathering tinder, kindling and fuel. Gather the amount you need and have them readily available. These are the three essential building blocks to making a successful fire. Then, I decide on the shape of my construction. I like the teepee fire the best. It is easy to build. I gather three to four pieces of bigger wood, the fuel. I put them up in the form of a teepee. Then, I put a couple pieces of kindling sticks flat down on the ground, parallel to each other. On top of the kindling I spread the tender, which is the real small, soft stuff to get the fire going: twigs, dried grass, leaves, or paper. I make sure I don't add too much to prevent the flow of oxygen into the fire. Then, I add the kindling, which is the thinner than fuel, but thicker than tender, sticks, that I put up next to the bigger pieces of fuel wood. I follow this process always, because bulding a fire is a process. There is a system in building a campfire. There is a system in building a business too. A process in buying or selling a home, a process in running a shop. I like this tender, kindling and fuel analogy. A businee needs good preparation. Goals have to be planned. The shape of the business, like the shape of the fire center, has to be constructed. Like te