I was at the bookstore today and I was flipping through a book of strange but true stories. This story originated in Mao Zedong’s rule as China’s leader. He initiated a purge of the four pests, flies, mosquitos, rats and sparrows to promote crop growth.
The plan went off like clockwork, sparrows were hunted and kill with fervor which eventually led to vast crop destruction due to locusts and other insects who now had a greatly reduced population of natural enemies.
In England, and elsewhere, there is a deficiency in the bee population resulting in a decrease of the honey production. But, the other side of the equation is that some crops are not getting pollinated due to the fact that the bees are too few to do the job. Evidently the radioactivity in the skies due to electric lines and transmission waves, disturbs the bees ability to navigate to and from their hives.
Now, the point of the article isn’t to be an environmentalist, but to point out, that the smallest factor in nature has a profound effect on the overall well-being of an eco-system.
The same is true in business. It usually isn’t the big things that make a business, or the big fish that make the difference, it is the little contributors that have the most profound effect on it.
How is it possible? It is the small, seemingly insignificant factors that go un-noticed or downplayed and then when a large crisis comes, it is inevitably traceable to some small factor in the beginning.
The good news is, it is also the small things that brings success. Bees and sparrows are very dilitgent workers in the eco-system, they work tirelessly to do what they do, almost blind to all other factors.
Be as busy as a bee, skat around like sparrows and the golden honey of success will be clear of small destructive factors, ensuring you of success.
It is the small, everyday, insignificant stuff that makes all of the difference. You hear it said all of the time, but all you have to do is try not doing it and see what happens.
I can vouch for the fact that those who are not busy bees or skyrobatic sparrows will find that it is very difficult to succeed.
One little yet effective thing to do is to blog consistently.
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