“Don’t be an ostrich,” it says in the autumn 2019 Franchise New Zealand magazine.

It is reason number 5 in the article called “6 reasons franchisees fail and how to avoid them,” on page 35.

The author of the article offers this advice, “If you are facing challenges, don’t bury your head in the sand – ask for help and advice, and do it sooner rather than later. Don’t ignore the warning signs.”

“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are,” says Bernice Johnson Reagon, the American singer-songwriter and social activist.