Imagine Babe Ruth stepping up to the plate and attempting not to lose. Not only did he not try to strike out, he did the opposite. He pointed to where he was going to send the ball and then hit a home run. If he tried not to lose and played it safe, we’d never even know his name.
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Success is often determined not by the value of an idea (though that’s important) but the amount of time a person is willing to sacrifice along the way. A key to success you’ll hear from those who have achieved great heights is their willingness to do what others were not.
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Quitting does not have to be an option when you think creatively and remember your goal. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or not is irrelevant, but thinking and acting like one can make the difference in your happiness, commitment and success.
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I just finished reading an article about LPL on Financial-Planning.com titled “LPL: ‘We’ve Arrived’” and was struck by just how important technology has been to aid in their recruitment of advisors and to grow their business. Obviously running a company today requires technology but choosing the right mix of technology can either just facilitate your operations or make you operationally excellent. In LPL’s case, they appear to be operationally excellent (even if they aren’t my customer – yet).
Every day I asked myself the question: “What am I learning today that is going to help me start and run my business tomorrow?”. That simple question helped frame my approach to my jobs and helped me look past each day’s challenges towards my goal.
To be responsible in my company means that you will do everything you can to ensure a goal is achieved regardless of the “how”, “who”, “what”, “where” or “when”. Responsibility is as simple as agreeing to follow something through to completion. Unfortunately many people complicate this concept by fusing it with their ego, their own personal desire to perform the actual work and to be recognized for the work, not the achievement of the goal.