We (in the west) tend to think of everything as linear. An unending line of progress that ends in...what exactly I'm not sure. But it's all about growth, progress, and beating out what we did before. This is why so many business owners freak out when the step by step growth of the last couple years has all of a sudden ground to a halt. It bucks directly against the belief that all things just march in a steady growing line of awesomeness. This podcast episode uses the four seasons of nature to help frame how the four seasons of business work as well. Give it a listen whether you're feeling like business is going awesome or terrible.