Joe da Silva | Speaker | Trainer | Coach
~ If you are no better tomorrow than you were yesterday, then you've wasted today.
I have observed that there has been a lot of wishing, praying and hoping going on today and a lot less of planning, doing and being. In other words, a vast number want to accomplish, or, do something, but take absolutely no ‘action’ to make it a reality.
There has been a lot written in the past about this without giving some clear direction as to what one can do in order to make taking ‘action’ easier.
“Why are you working ‘in’ your business?” A puzzled look is all I got back. I sat in their office in silence awaiting an answer. My client finally stated: “Not sure what you mean. Am I not supposed to grow my business?” “Absolutely!” was my immediate response. “So, why are you not working ‘on’ your business?” Again, the puzzled look.
Business growth, including entrepreneurs, happens in many different ways, and the trick is to figure what the best route is for that business.
I was at a networking event recently and when it came time to share strategies about how to develop a relationship with existing customers, someone stated that they give away free web design. Yes, they would develop, test and implement a full functioning website for the customer and would charge them nothing for this service. By the way, web design was not their primary business. They were in app development for your phone.
Earlier this week, I held an Open House of The Action Suite to anyone who wanted to observe what we do during one of the sessions. The subject of the session was: ‘The Five Components to Higher Profitability.’ This in itself may not be earth-shattering to you; however, when I asked how many managers and/or owners of companies that some of the audience worked for if they felt that their owners/managers knew of these components and how they all fit together. That answer was earth-shattering. Not a single person said that their managers and/or owners had a clue.
What is the magical formula of success? The answer to that ever challenging question is that there are actually many different formulas that can lead to success. One of the realizations that all business people have to come to grips with is that there are many S.Y.S.T.E.M.S (Save Yourself Stress, Time, Energy and Money Strategies) that you have to set up in order to achieve the level of success that you may be looking for.
“You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.” ~ David Allen. Why then, are so many people in business hesitant to delegate? I have asked this question to countless individuals and the amazing realization is that the answers are virtually alike. There are many reasons given.
