By Bill Mulholland, an Octane blog contributor and owner of American Relocation Connections (ARC)

We’ve all had that week at the office when everything seems to go wrong; we didn’t make the big sale, our optimism is fading, and we can’t seem to please any of our clients or peers. It’s beyond discouraging – and as business owners, we usually don’t have the luxury of shirking our responsibilities to take a much-needed break.

I know during these times that I need to be resilient, as cliché as that may sound – and others continue to echo that same message. Nick Saban, famed football Hall of Fame coach, found this theme to be true for successful sports teams: