BigBamboo, LLC is NOT a company that sells Bamboo
It’s actually quite funny as I was never asked that question until I moved to Los Angeles.
When someone hear the name of the company, they would exclaim “Oh! You sell Bamboo! That’s great. I have Bamboo floors at my house in Malibu!” To which I would politely reply- No we don’t sell Bamboo, we create companies.
Growing a company is like growing Bamboo—it takes years of faith, patience and persistance. Like watering a Bamboo Tree, you too must “water” your business. This means reading books, watching videos, taking seminars, and more. The objective is to build a better foundation of roots and infrastructure, so that when success happens, you’ll have the foundation to support it.
BigBamboo is a metaphor for what it takes to grow a company and be succesful. If you’re not familiar with the story of Chinese Bamboo, see below.
The Story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree
I like the story of the Chinese bamboo tree: You take a little seed, plant it, water it, and fertilize it for a whole year, and nothing happens.
The second year you water it and fertilize it, and nothing happens.
The third year you water it and fertilize it, and nothing happens. How discouraging this becomes!
The fifth year you continue to water and fertilize the seed and then—take note. Sometime during the fifth year, the Chinese bamboo tree sprouts and grows NINETY FEET IN SIX WEEKS!
Life is much akin to the growing process of the Chinese bamboo tree.
It is often discouraging. We seemingly do things right, and nothing happens. But for those who do things right and are not discouraged and are persistent, things will happen. Finally we begin to receive the rewards.
I am now receiving the rewards of seeds that were planted 5 years ago. You are as well. Are you getting the results you want? If not, begin today to sow the seeds of what you want 5 years from now.
Remember, if you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll get the results you’ve always gotten.
By Dan Miller