There’s no need to keep explaining your decision. You debase your position by endlessly justifying it. Even if you feel you made a mistake, don’t justify it, you achieve nothing except sow doubt. Keep moving.
Stop justifying yourself
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Always respect your customer
If you make a good deal, don’t gloat behind the scenes. Don’t brag and denigrate your customer as a sucker. The customer should be your friend. You should treat him as such. You should imagine him hearing what you’re saying. Would he do the deal again? Friends don’t gloat behind friends backs.
Don’t listen to people with no skin in the game
What is skin in the game? It is pain if things don’t go your way. Only listen to people that have skin in the game. Only listen if the other person suffers downside by things not going according to plan. If he has no skin in the game, ignore. (Summary of extract of Nasim Taleb’s…
Dreams don’t come true without taking risk
How can you expect to achieve your dream without taking some risks? You can’t. By definition, a dream is beyond your reach. You have to take a jump to get there. A financial jump, a reputation jump, an emotional jump. You have to take a risk. No risk = No dream.
There’s a fine line between retreating and giving up
Sometimes you have to make a tactical retreat. Rest, recover, and live to fight another day. Just be careful you’re not seen to be giving up. Be careful your retreat doesn’t turn into a rout. You need your backers & followers to be there when you decide to fight again. If they think you’re quitter,…
Repetition repetition repetition
Just because you’ve heard yourself say the same thing countless times, doesn’t mean your audience has. Whatever you have to say, keep saying it. To shareholders, to staff, to customers. It’s the only way to get your message across. Repetition repetition repetition.
Trust, but verify
Never assume your staff know what they’re talking about. Never assume they understand what you’ve just said. Ask the other guy to explain back to you. “Tell me where you’re going with this? What’s your goal?” “Give me an update, what is the progress report?” Trust, but verify.
Need a mentor? Reach out
Do you need a mentor? Is there a business leader/entrepreneur that resonates with you? Someone you’d love to meet to glean pearls of wisdom? Want to meet her? It’s very simple. Reach out. Write a letter. Send an email. SMS. Phone. LinkedIn. Find a friend who can do an introduction. Use your initiative. You never…
The more hits you take, the more hits you can take
Maybe you think taking a hit makes you weaker. You’re wrong. Even if a knock takes you to the mat, you’re still stronger once you’ve recovered. Mentally, you’re less afraid. You’ve taken the hit. You’ve stood up. You know in your heart that you can do it. The more hits you take, the more hits…
Make money, not love
Starting a business is not about loving every day of your life. It’s about finding financial freedom. Financial independence. You won’t love every day. You won’t love every task. But that’s cool. It’s not about love. It’s about making money.
Make yourself happy
In the race for riches, it’s easy to fool yourself as to why you’re doing it. “I’m doing it for my wife.” “I’m doing it for my kids.” “I’m doing it for my parents.” That’s all BS. There’s only one valid reason: “I’m doing it for myself.” That’s the truth. You’re chasing riches for yourself….
If you’ve promised yourself to do something, do it
Promised yourself to wake up at 5am every day? Do it. Promised yourself to phone every customer every week? Do it. Promised yourself to do a new deal every month? Do it. If you break one promise to yourself, you’ll break others. Don’t make light promises to yourself. Keep your promises.