In business, everyone wants to “bag the elephant,” “hit a homerun,” or “land a whale.”  While these are lofty goals and pursuits, most big deals started out as small deals that turned into a relationship.

The Power of Small Beginnings

This last week, I was in an elite meeting of investors, and we were hearing a message from one of the world’s top money managers.  Being a former investment broker myself, I couldn’t help but think how much I would have wanted to have had a clientele like the group of people that was gathered in that room. In reality, most of those very large investors and their multimillion dollar accounts didn’t start out that way.  They started out as modest investors that grew over the years.

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In business, everyone wants to “bag the elephant,” “hit a homerun,” or “land a whale.”\u00a0 While these are lofty goals and pursuits, most big deals started out as small deals that turned into a relationship.<\/p>\n

The Power of Small Beginnings<\/h2>\n

This last week, I was in an elite meeting of investors, and we were hearing a message from one of the world’s top money managers.\u00a0 Being a former investment broker myself, I couldn’t help but think how much I would have wanted to have had a clientele like the group of people that was gathered in that room. In reality, most of those very large investors and their multimillion dollar accounts didn’t start out that way.\u00a0 They started out as modest investors that grew over the years.

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