BizOrgs

One of the classes I’m taking this (summer) term in law school is called Business Organizations; better known as BizOrgs. I just got out of my first class. The professor explained that at any law school, this class gets the reputation of being dry and tedious and he expressed his hope to make it as little of both as possible. He then went on to say that much of how we perceive the course is up to us, the individual students, because in his view, it isn’t dry or tedious at its heart. To slightly paraphrase him, he said, “BizOrgs is about, as the refrain from the famous song in Casablanca says, the fight for love and glory. It is, in other words, about creation.”

Wow. That really struck me. We don’t think about the business side of our businesses as being creative; but, if you shift your perception, there it is. Any business creates value and wealth and opportunities. Successful businesses are founded on the passion (love) for the product/service and the desire to succeed (glory).

So, the next time you feel bogged down in doing your books or filing your taxes, just hum As Time Goes By and remember, you are (still) creating.