Why So Serious?

“Why So Serious?”

That is the question I want to raise today…

More specifically, why do people take web business so seriously?

Don’t get me wrong, business is important, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun with it. In fact, if you have fun, you are more likely to succeed.

Sometimes we need to look towards younger people to learn exactly how to do it.

I was recently reminded of this when a 14-year old boy was able to outshine two fully grown adults in the web business world.

You can read this full story here: Dean Hunt Winner Has Big Balls (opens in new window)

In a nutshell, as part of a reality TV show that I was featured on, I offered one hour of my time as a prize as part of a competition. The winner was chosen, and he bottled it and said he wasn’t ready or sufficiently prepared.

So a second person was chosen, and once again, the prospect of having the king of the killer bunnies putting his business under the microscope scared him to the point where he also pulled-out.

So third time lucky, winner number 3 was chosen, but disaster…. he was 14 years old.

If two fully grown adults didn’t have the balls, surely a 14-year old would pull out?!?

Wrong!

His response: “don’t you dare change it! I can handle it!”

What’s more, he was so excited that he created this photo:

So the lesson here is that sometimes in business, exerience can be a negative. Occasionally we should take a leaf out of David Wilkinson’s book and not take things so seriously.

So next time you face a challenge in business, remember these infamous words from The Joker… “Why So Serious?”

Dean