I was out puttering in my garden this morning, planting a few new perennials - (I'm running out of space for planting new things!). My mind was on work, as it is a lot these days. I stood up for a second, and looked out over my now-5-year-old garden, and thought of how far we have come together. When I started it was rocks and sandy clay--a dusty, hard-packed, unproductive mess. Now I've got incredible bushes, trees, flowers, herbs, vegetables; and everything is filling in and working together to create a hospitable, productive, and beautiful garden. And working in the garden is a lot easier, too.
As I was napping on my couch a bit later (it's Sunday, mind you--even CEOs need a day of rest!), I started thinking about how good business is similar to organic gardening. I'm in my second year of the job as CEO of Rodale, and it's kind of like the second year of starting a new landscape--I can see the potential, and I can also see how far we have come...but as any gardener knows, there is lots more to be done. And as anyone who has seen me garden knows, I'm always a big dreamer! People have called me crazy...until they come back a few years later and see what I've done.
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