Ego

Hey everyone....
OK. today I need to get something off my chest. "EGO." Let me tell you about an incident that happened. Angie and I met at a new beer bar (in a neighborhood trying to become exciting) for a meeting. I loved the atmosphere! Now, I am an active member in the chamber that this bar resides in and I approached the owner about having a beer fest at his bar in October. He said yes politely and said he is planning to have an event in October and invited us to co host it with him. GREAT RIGHT???? Now here comes the EGO part. When I asked him if we can meet next week on a specific day and time, he said yes as of now but call him on Mon. because he is "really busy and might have to cancel due to his hectic schedule." I then asked him if we can just secure the Wednesday date and time. He said no because if anything comes up he would have to cancel but at that moment he had nothing scheduled which leads me to believe that I was not important enough to schedule a secure appointment.

Now, why would someone do this? Was he trying to say he is too important for the city and for me? Was he also trying to say he was busier than me? I think it was his EGO and not his brain talking. After this conversation I asked him how business was going and he said "great he is thinking of opening another bar". I think it's fabulous he's doing so well but don't ever let your EGO get in the way of making a new connection. If we are in business no matter how big or small we are always trying to bring in revenue and make new connections. To all my entrepreneurs out there never let your EGO come in the way of making a new relationship. You never know where that connection will lead. We aren't in business to be a "SNOB" we are in business to bring a great idea, product, or service to the public. Let's remember that we are in the business of people not our EGO!!!!

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