Giant competitors are not enemies, but rather hidden opportunities
Judging from the surface, it looks like your business will go bankrupt The owner of a small neighborhood grocery store was deeply worried You want me to bless the very place that may put me out of business? A huge supermarket had just opened across the street, and he was convinced his business was finished. His little store had supported his family for generations. It had never made them rich, but it had always provided enough. Now he feared bankruptcy, and the thought of losing everything felt unbearable. So he went to an old wise man for advice. The old man listened carefully and then said, “If you fear your competitor, you will begin to hate him. And that hatred will destroy you faster than the competition ever could.” “What should I do?” the store owner asked. “Every morning, stand in front of your store and pray for your own business to prosper. Then turn toward the supermarket and pray for it to prosper as well.” The man stared at him. “You want me to bless the very place that ma...