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    n the other, that I imagined myself picking up an oar and giving it a swing to see how far I could knock him out of the boat.

    In business we call that, “Customer satisfaction.”

    So let’s look at a few of the lessons I learned from those fishing trips t

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    I have often talked about the skewed parenting skills of my father, who, without ever realizing it, was quite the entrepreneurial genius. Though he never dabbled in business and it certainly didn’t occur to me at the time, many of the lessons I learned from him about life can be put to practical use in your business today.

    For example he would take me fishing and hang the dead worms on my hook and the lively wigglers on his. In business we call that, “Getting the competitive edge.”

    He would direct me to cast my line in waters that he knew were barren while he cast his line in waters teeming with fish. In business we call that, “Knowing your market.”

    He would turn to me every so often and say, “Look, son, I’ve hooked another one! That makes eight for me in the last ten minutes. How many have you caught? None? Gee, that’s too bad.”

    In business we call that, “Creating a monopoly.”

    There were times I recall sitting in that tiny boat with he and his big string of fish on one end and me and my empty string on the other, that I imagined myself picking up an oar and giving it a swing to see how far I could knock him out of the boat.

    In business we call that, “Customer satisfaction.”

    So let’s look at a few of the lessons I learned from those fishing trips th

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    about life can be put to practical use in your business today.

    For example he would take me fishing and hang the dead worms on my hook and the lively wigglers on his. In business we call that, “Getting the competitive edge.”

    He would direct me to cast my line in waters that he knew were barren while he cast his line in waters teeming with fish. In business we call that, “Knowing your market.”

    He would turn to me every so often and say, “Look, son, I’ve hooked another one! That makes eight for me in the last ten minutes. How many have you caught? None? Gee, that’s too bad.”

    In business we call that, “Creating a monopoly.”

    There were times I recall sitting in that tiny boat with he and his big string of fish on one end and me and my empty string on the other, that I imagined myself picking up an oar and giving it a swing to see how far I could knock him out of the boat.

    In business we call that, “Customer satisfaction.”

    So let’s look at a few of the lessons I learned from those fishing trips t

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    my line in waters that he knew were barren while he cast his line in waters teeming with fish. In business we call that, “Knowing your market.”

    He would turn to me every so often and say, “Look, son, I’ve hooked another one! That makes eight for me in the last ten minutes. How many have you caught? None? Gee, that’s too bad.”

    In business we call that, “Creating a monopoly.”

    There were times I recall sitting in that tiny boat with he and his big string of fish on one end and me and my empty string on the other, that I imagined myself picking up an oar and giving it a swing to see how far I could knock him out of the boat.

    In business we call that, “Customer satisfaction.”

    So let’s look at a few of the lessons I learned from those fishing trips t

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    e last ten minutes. How many have you caught? None? Gee, that’s too bad.”

    In business we call that, “Creating a monopoly.”

    There were times I recall sitting in that tiny boat with he and his big string of fish on one end and me and my empty string on the other, that I imagined myself picking up an oar and giving it a swing to see how far I could knock him out of the boat.

    In business we call that, “Customer satisfaction.”

    So let’s look at a few of the lessons I learned from those fishing trips t

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    n the other, that I imagined myself picking up an oar and giving it a swing to see how far I could knock him out of the boat.

    In business we call that, “Customer satisfaction.”

    So let’s look at a few of the lessons I learned from those fishing trips that pertain to how you should be doing business. First off, you may recall in the last column that I mentioned that the old man had surveyed every square inch of that lake and knew exactly where the fish were hiding.

    In business we call that, “Conducting market research,” and if your business is new or contemplating a move into new markets, failing to conduct market research could leave you sitting in the boat with no customers nibbling at your hook.

    Why do market research? The most obvious answer is to verify that there really is a market for your product or service and to determine if the market will support your efforts. A market should be large, easy to reach, and have lots of disposable cash. A market should be hungry for and passionate about the product you are trying to sell. Otherwise you will find yourself trying to build a business that caters to a market of disinterested, broke people; like selling house plants to homeless people, not a good idea.

    Many entrepreneurs make the mistake of giving consideration

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