Remember when you were a kid on Christmas morning? You ran downstairs and proceeded to rip open every present, often not pausing to play with any. At the end of 15 minutes, you were bored. Nothing more to open. If you need to remind yourself of those days, or if you have another religious persuasion and want to see how the Christians act, just watch one of the 100 reruns of Jean Shepard’s A Christmas Story on televison this week.
Some entrepreneurs are like this. They have what I call them the "kid under the Christmas tree" syndrome.
They are the people who continuously run after the next new, new thing and do not take the time to make sure that the last new, new thing is properly cared for. They drive me nuts.
Successful entrepreneurship requires focus. You told your investors, customers and employees where you were going. Now go there. If you need to change directions due to market or competitor conditions, then clearly define the changes that will need to be made to your business strategy and communicate them to your constituents. Please do not do this very often as you will only cause confusion and distrust. Buisness plan du jour is no way to run a company.
Don’t be like Ralphie on Christmas morning. Enjoy and savor your "gifts" around holiday time–dedicated employees, trusting investors and happy customers.
A VC in Vacationland 
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