As I type these words, the Democrats have taken "control" of the House of Representatives and depending on the outcome of the Senate race in Virginia (awaiting voter certification) could also take over the Senate.
First of all, I'm not really sure I understand this concept of a political party having control of one of our two legislative bodies by having a "majority" of simply one more person on board from that political party. In other words, we're told that the Democrats (or the Republicans) will have control of the Senate if either party had 51 of the 100 Senators. The same idea with the House of Representatives.
But this begs the question to any sane thinking person: how does just one more person from a political party equal "control?" Are you telling us that politics in our country are so partisan and so one-sided that most (possibly all) of the key issues will simply be decided by which party is in power? Our elected leaders just aren't that locked in...are they?
Well, that was one thought I had one day after a very interesting election. But the real reason I wrote this post is to let you know that WHOEVER is in "power" in Washington or your state or your city — Democrat or Republican — it matters not to the success of your business. Yes there could be influences down the road or influences you're already experiencing, but the bottom line is and ALWAYS will be:
YOU are the one in control of the success or failure of your business.
You make the decisions to promote to whom and how much. You make the hiring decisions. You decide how to price your product or service and you know how to sell it or how to get someone under you to sell it. I could go on, but you get the picture. The moment you decide someone else or something else is responsible in ANY way for the success (or failure) of your business, to that degree someone or something else controls your business.
Anyway, I didn't want this to be super serious post after a super serious day of voting, just wanted to remind you who's in control of your show.
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