The Hunger Games of business
Published: Tue, 07/08/14
crowd).
Still haven't watched the movie (again, behind the crowd by a
sequel).
Any-hoo...
It was a good book -- not sure that it was quite moving enough for
me to make my "best of" charts, but it was a decent quick
read. The author left cliffhangers on each chapter end, so you had
no choice but to keep reading!
Another survivalist movie -- similar in its "man hunting
man" theme -- was The Running Man, starring "Ahnuld"
Schwarzenegger.
Growing up, that movie held a special place in my heart, because it
was one of the first rated R movies that I saw behind my
parent's back. And I wasn't 17. I'm a rebel.
Like it or not, this minerals and metals exploration business that
you might be in is like those survival movies.
You gots to have some of these skills to survive:
- Strength and perseverance: don't let some difficulties or
business "injuries" stop you, keep on it.
- Creativity: make magic out of the business tools that are
available to you right now.
- Independence: you'll never stand out by following the herd;
find something that sets you apart and dig in.
- Weapons: In Hunger Games, the main character is an expert in
archery, honed by years of hunting for her family. You must choose
your business weapons, learn them, and use them better than the
competition.
If you are out exploring metals and minerals to find that
"next big thing," and are looking for a laboratory to
have your back, you need lots of "weapons."
We've got some powerful weapons of mass testing.
We offer testing for a wide range of minerals and metals: frac
sand, drilling grade barite, drilling grade bentonite, rare earth
metals, gold, silver, and anything else of value you might want
testing for.
We have the capability to use an array of equipment - XRD (X-Ray
Powder Diffraction), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope), and much
more using our extensive network of experts and local equipment
(with the pros to run them the right way for you - just ask).
If you are out there trying to survive in the mineral and metals
exploration business today, you might want to throw us into your
quiver.
Happy hunting.