{"id":480,"date":"2016-05-11T06:30:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisademmi.com\/?p=480"},"modified":"2016-05-11T06:30:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:30:52","slug":"my-mom-knows-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisademmi.com\/my-mom-knows-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mom Knows Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"

But don\u2019t tell her I said so\u2026<\/p>\n

When I was eighteen years old, it was legal for 18 year olds to drink. I went out on a Saturday night with all my friends and we would go to a bar called Cap\u2019n D\u2019s ( the name has been changed to protect the innocent\u2026.maybe).<\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/a>Anyway, on this particular evening, I probably drank a little more than I should and was feeling very lucky to be dropped off before my parents got home from their night out. Stumbling in the door, I remember thinking \u201cthank God.\u201d No one was home and I was just going to slip into bed with no one aware of my condition.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when the house phone rang. Some of us may remember those phones that were actually plugged in and had a long cord so that you could move around a room? Anyway, and perhaps ironically, the closest phone was in my parent\u2019s room. I walked in, answered the phone and simply said \u201d hello.\u201d My mother was on the other end and she said four little words: \u201chad too much, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n

I was nearly speechless and I tried to come up with an answer that might throw her off the track. I mean, how could she possibly know?!<\/p>\n

Simple, my Mom knows everything.<\/p>\n

Listen, when we\u2019re young, we don\u2019t always listen or take advice from our parents.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very much the same in business. When we\u2019re new in business, we either don\u2019t think we need help or we don\u2019t want to ask for it. OR better yet, we don\u2019t want anyone to know that we need help.<\/p>\n

Get over it.<\/p>\n

Image how much aggravation I might\u2019ve been able to save myself from had I listened to my Mom more often. A lot\u2026.<\/p>\n

Now, imagine how much aggravation you might be able to save yourself if you listened, asked for help or took counsel from someone who has been there done that.<\/p>\n

Yes, times have changed and business has changed but the basic principles of doing business are (read: should be) the same.<\/p>\n

Once, I got over myself and listened to what \u201cmore seasoned\u201d business people had to say, I got some nuggets of gold. You can talk with someone in your industry or just someone whom you admire as a businessperson. I believe these people are often called mentors, advisers, and even friends or family.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll share a couple nuggets:<\/p>\n