Art of War and Starting a Business

This week in class, I had the pleasure of reading blogs that I would not normally read and more importantly was able to read an amazing book, The Art of War by Sun Tzu.  What was amazing about the book, is that it was written by a general in regards to actual war, but its application to the business world is palpable.  I wish that many people that I have worked for in the past had read and understood what I did in reading this book.  Maybe I would still work for them if they did.  It also gave me a desire to lead a team myself, as it gives you basically everything you need to know to be a good manager.   

I have always been averse to holding a managerial role in my profession, as being a producer, I actually make more with my bonuses than my managers.  After reading this book, I may not turn down an opportunity for management, or I could also use what I have learned in managing the people I work with.  I also work on large complicated deals and some of the things I learned from this book will help me to close them. 

In regards to the $100 challenge, I feel that it will be the most difficult thing I have yet to encounter in my years of schooling.  I would not consider myself someone imbued with the entrepreneurial spirit, so coming up with a business idea has proven to be illusive.  Fortunately, in my profession almost half of my clients are entrepreneurs, so I will ask a few of them for some advice on this matter.  I cannot start a business with anything in relation to finance, which is what I am really good at, as my employer would not allow it, even for school.  It is off to the drawing board for me, and hopefully something will come up that will make a lot of money as I want to win the competition.