The great chicken escape
The chicken saga continues.
You will remember one hen kept escaping from its enclosure. I had to go next door to retrieve her twice but then she started returning on her own when I went to tuck them up for the night.
Well, my neighbour returned from her holiday and everything was fine for a few days.
Then one evening my husband and I took our golden retriever Archie for his walk in the field at the back of our house.
As we came around the field, our neighbour emerged from the bushes and brambles that grow around the edge, with a chicken in her arms. She looked a bit dishevelled and had twigs in her hair. She reminded me of David Bellamy but I didn’t say so!
She’d spent 20 minutes pursuing the chicken through the undergrowth, finally managing to drive it into a corner by a tree so she could grab it.
I’m so glad the hen hadn’t gone for this more extensive escape plan while I was in charge…
…although I’m sure Archie would have helped me catch it.
The lesson?
Unexpected things happen in life all the time and in business too.
Sometimes, no amount of careful planning can prevent the pull of human (or animal) nature.
There’s no rhyme or reason to how people may react to your business or to the advertising and marketing you put out there.
From your point of view, you’ve done nothing wrong, but people will complain about the most bizarre things, as it’s their interpretation.
And, as only 1 complaint is all it takes to trigger an Advertising Standards Authority investigation, you might find yourself experiencing a time-consuming and stressful encounter with the regulator. So, if you want the peace of mind that comes with knowing you have an expert in your corner should the worst happen