Growing Giant Mugs

"What are you going to do when you become enormous?"

The Jeopardy of Progress

"The Net National Product rose slightly last month."

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'feel-good' factor.

"Great! We're still going up! Chop a hole in the ceiling!"

'We need to change our luck. Let's move our headquarters to Redmond, the home of Microsoft.'

Pinocchio's Second Realization

"#Win!"

'Well, Tommy, you've grown a foot since the last time I saw you!'

'Believe me, I know transformation isn't easy. I pulled a muscle once.'

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

"It seems like only yesterday that Dad told me I'll be an adult before I know it."

Soaring Profits

"Now I'll demonstrate how, with a minimum of capital investment, you can make a mountain out of a molehill!"

"Young man, go to your room and stay there until your cerebral cortex matures."

Plan 'A', Plan 'B' - "I say we should go with plan 'A', sir."

If a moo can rise to the top, so can I.

"You've changed."

"For my next trick, I shall turn four consecutive quarters of losses into a positive outlook going forward."

“I know you’re really busy right now, but when you have a chance I’d love to pick your brain about how you got to where you are today.”

"These are magic beans, my boy. Their value comes from growth and scale, not revenue."

After many years of wavering Dennis finally makes the decision to step out of his comfort zone.

Teamwork: Innovation, Success, Evaluation, Development, Growth, Solution, Progess, Market.

All I want for Christmas is a modest recovery in the GDP, along with expectations that the year-over-year growth rate will significantly improve in 2014.'

'I've been watering myself by taking showers. How come I'm not growing as tall as your plants?'

'And this chart shows our rate of growth.'

'Obviously, for Ben's proposal to really take off, he'll need a longer runway than our little company can provide!'

We learn by doing

SWOTs

'Sorry Bruce, but we have to stop seeing each other: I've changed, you have to understand...'

"How learning curves feel... Before: Holy hell During: I'm not gonna make it! After: That wasn't so bad! The next time: Again?!!"

"I think he's been capitalised!"

"I prefer your early pieces."

'So, Bob, I hear you've branched out!'