The Big Question and The Answer

I’ll admit a bent toward studying philosophy and an inclination to use the Bible (Holy Scripture) as the source of wisdom. However, for me there must be a practical application that helps us live and be alive (not walking dead). I don’t want to be like the person of whom it was said, “They are so heavenly minded, they are of no earthly good.” In a practical sense, it helps us live each day, especially the rough, hard days if we have satisfying answers to the big questions like “Why am I here?”, “Why am I doing this?”, and for the entrepreneur, “Why am I in business?”

The answers to the “whys” will vary for each person; we each have our mission. For the 8-to-5 worker, a satisfactory answer for their job may be “putting food on the table and a roof over my head.” For the capitalist who invests money and resources into a business, a satisfactory answer may be “multiplying money.” But I would suggest neither of these answers is satisfactory for the entrepreneur who takes the risk and puts up with the headaches of birthing and operating their business day to day.

Why is Walker Mfg. in business? We think the best answer is “creating opportunities” for ourselves and others. Sure, we are wanting to provide livelihood and make profit (multiplying money as a means to an end), but the most satisfying answer is found in looking at the opportunities being created by one little company in Colorado USA. To us, it’s exciting to be in the manufacturing business, and to look at the “ripple” effect of creating livelihood and opportunities for many other people besides the immediate Walker family ownership — our suppliers, factory employees, distributors, dealers and endcustomers all have an opportunity and benefit that would not exist if Walker Mfg. was not in business. Multiplying opportunities is a satisfying answer.

For many of our readers who are entrepreneurs and have your own business, you may also find satisfaction to the “why” when you look beyond yourself and see all of the opportunities you are creating by being in business. It thrills us to hear from our customers that the Walker Mower is helping them create opportunities for themselves and others.