“We have to use the past to Improve the future.”

I recently heard this statement from Alan Weiss, a world-famous entrepreneur coach whom I have followed and learned from over the years. He was echoing Wisdom from George Santayana, a philosopher and writer from another era who famously said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

If you want wisdom, there it is.

What happens when business owners either do or do not curate their past? Sometimes they learn hard lessons or are left vulnerable. But on the flip side, they move forward, stronger. Here are two examples from our client files.