My friend’s wife recently asked me if she should expand her profitable fitness studio to another city as suggested by her friends.
最近我朋友的妻子问我，她是否应该把已经盈利的健身工作室扩大到另外一个城市，她的朋友们建议她这么做。
“Are your friends entrepreneurs who have grown multilocation, interstate or international businesses?” I asked her.
“你的朋友们是经营过跨区域、跨州或者跨国公司的创业家么？“我问她。
“Well, no,” she said. “Most are professionals, but they’re successful.”
“噢，不， “她说。 “大部分是专业人士，但是他们成功了“ 。
“They may be successful,” I said, “but as professionals or small-business owners. What qualifies them to encourage you to expand?”
“他们或许成功了， “我说， “但是作为专业人士或小公司业主。他们有什么资格鼓励你扩大业务呢“ ？
“Big business, small business—what’s the difference?” she asked.
“大公司和小公司有什么不同么？ “她问道。
“A world of difference,” I said. “Just because you’re successful building a small business doesn’t mean you’ll be successful building a big business.” I’ve learned to be careful whom I take advice from. If you want to grow a small business into a big business, seek advice from someone who has built a big business. Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. Yet very few entrepreneurs grow their small businesses into big businesses.
“天壤之别，“我说。 “你只是成功地创建了一个小公司并不意味着你能成功地创建一个大公司，“我已经学会了慎重考虑别人的意见。如果你想将一个小公司发展成为一个大公司，你得向创建过大公司的人征求意见。小公司是经济的支柱。然而，很少有创业家将他们的小公司发展成大公司。
My rich dad’s B-I Triangle represents the eight components essential for a successful business (below). If a business lacks (or is weak in) one or more of the components, the enterprise fails, stops growing or struggles financially. In the B-I Triangle, team is balanced by leadership. My rich dad told me, “A good team requires a good leader,” and the Marine Corps taught me that there are no bad soldiers—only bad leaders. Many entrepreneurs aren’t good leaders, so they fail to attract good people.
“我的富爸爸”的B-I三角模型描述了一个成功公司必不可少的的八个要素（如下） 。如果公司缺乏一个或多个要素（或者哪个要素比较弱），公司就会失败，停止增长或者在财务上挣扎。在B-I三角模型中，团队靠领导来协调。“我的富爸爸”告诉我， “一个优秀的团队需要一个好的领导者， “海军陆战队（Marine Corps）让我领悟到没有不合格的士兵，只有不合格的将军。很多创业家不是好领袖，所以他们无法吸引优秀的人才。
When my friend’s wife heard this, she was offended. “Are you saying I’m not a good leader?”
我朋友的妻子听到这些话不高兴了。 “你说我不是一个好领导“ ？
“No,” I replied. “I’m saying growing a small business into a big business requires increased leadership skills and experience.”
“不， “我回答说。 “我是说将一个小公司发展为一个大公司需要更多的领导才能和经验“ 。
In the past, she had employee and partnership problems. Her employees only wanted more money and her partners didn’t listen. She left our meeting still convinced the problem was with other people. Now, her second location is having the same problems—leadership problems.
她过去曾遇到过员工以及合伙问题。她的员工只希望得到更多的工资和她的合伙人不愿意。我们的谈话结束时她仍然深信问题出在其他人身上。现在，她的第二个公司还是存在相同的问题——领导问题。
Strong leaders know how to evaluate and assess business challenges. The strongest ones know the futures of their businesses depend on their ability to target strengths and weaknesses—in themselves as well as in others.
优秀的领导者知道如何去评价并估计公司的挑战。最优秀的领导者明白公司的未来取决于他们是否有能力找出自己及别人的优点和缺点。
Robert Kiyosaki, author of the Rich Dad series of books, is an investor, entrepreneur, and educator whose perspectives have changed the way people think about money and investing.
富爸爸系列丛书的作者罗伯特·清崎，是一个投资家、公司家和教育家，他们的观点已经改变了人们对金钱和投资思考方式。
【本文翻译仅为外语学习及阅读目的，原文作者个人观点与译者及译言网无关】
