Sweet Spots

When you go to the beach and want to go out and play int he waves there is a spot , about neck high, where you are lifted by the waves and placed gently back on the sand. Further out you are dropped in water over your head, further in you are not lifted but bashed by the waves. That is your sweet spot.

When you are drilling holes in metal with a drill press you hold down with a certain amount of pressure and the shavings fly out of the holes. You hold down too hard and the bit smokes and then locks up. If you  hold down too easily and the drill bit just polishes the bottom of the hole refusing to cut. That perfect amount of pressure is your sweet spot.

Life is full of sweet spots and they are constantly moving. Just when you think you are in one everything changes and you are struggling to find the next sweet spot.

Businesses have sweet spots too, a certain product line or niche that they are specifically designed for , right place, right time, right product, right human resources and capital to pull it all together.  It is important to recognise when your business hits that sweet spot and know when to stop changing things. Thats the challenge perosnally and professionally know ing when it isn't going to get any sweeter.

You don't want things to put you in over your head or things to be grinding to a stop so always be aware and looking for your organizational and professional sweet spots and when you find them cherish them because they are few and far between.