I understand, all your excuses are valid.
But, the truth is, the marketplace doesn’t care.
The market does not care about your color, or your religion, or your place of birth, or even your 5th grade education. The marketplace does not care about your manufacturing problems, your people problems, your increasing costs, or your logistical problems. The marketplace doesn’t care if a rogue virus comes through your facility and sends everyone home sick for a couple of weeks. The market cares about price, quality, service, and deadlines. The only thing the market wants to know is…. “can you deliver”?
I love the fact that the marketplace does not care about me personally. There is a freedom and focus that comes from a free market economy. A wonderful opportunity for problems solvers, innovators, and hard workers. If you can fill the need and you can do it better, you can win!
Are you gonna make it better, or make excuses?