Comparing Running a Business to Playing Poker

There are some amazing similarities between running a business and playing poker. It’s a game of strategy and intent. Both have the ultimate goals of achieving a degree of success. The game dictates various moves and decisions. Here are just a few of the obvious comparisons:

• You have opponents, or competitors, to contend with and evaluate.
• You have a limited number of chips, or money, to begin with.
• You must have the knowledge and experience to play the game/business
• You must know the rules and when to bend or re-interpret them.
• You must know your own limitations and weaknesses.
• You must know when to hold them and when to fold them.
• You must know to take chances and go all in.
• You must be able to judge the odds of winning.
• You must be able to accept losses.
• You must outlast your opponents to win.

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Jeffrey Hauser was a sales consultant for the Bell System Yellow Pages for nearly 25 years. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Advertising and has a Master's Degree in teaching. He had his own advertising agency in Scottsdale, Arizona and ran a consulting and design firm, ABC Advertising. He has authored 6 books and a novel, "Pursuit of the Phoenix." His latest book is, "Inside the Yellow Pages" which can be seen at his website, www.poweradbook.com Currently, he is the Marketing Director for www.thenurseschoice.com a Health Information and Doctor Referral site.

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