Everyone is always looking for the get rich scheme or some
way that will get them to the top to live that American dream that everyone
wants. As shown and backed up by Mark Cuban and Warren Buffett both very
successful individuals have stated there is no scheme of this nature. There is
no way to make a get rich quick to their level as you can check out in their article.
So how do we find this greatness if there is not a get rich quick way? Follow
these six traits and put them into your business and personal life, and you
will set yourself on the path to greatness. First of all you need to get
yourself ready because not everyday is going to be smooth sailing there will be
some rough days.
Perseverance
This is when perseverance comes into play and will make a
huge difference in your business. If you do not get yourself set mentally then
you will try to veer off the path at the 1st sign of rough waters.
Always remember the definition of that word when you feel one of those days
coming along.
Perseverance- steadfastness in doing something despite
difficulty or delay in achieving success.
This always reminds me of what Kyle Hester @kyledhester told me when we had our
interview on our podcast What
Benefits You. I told him with our podcast we add music in to mix it up a
little from the classic podcasts that talk only. Of coarse there will always be
nay sayers of a new way to do things he responded with “F them Zach, push
innovation and put your spin on it. If you do this then greatness will be
yours, knowing you set your own path.” This is perseverance to me, knowing to
stick to your guns even when the tough gets going.
Confidence
Next always comes with time and knowing you are the best at
what you do, and that is confidence. This comes with time especially if you are
new to an industry, at first everyone second guesses themselves. But know in
your mind that you are great at what you do, your business is you! People do
business with you because they like you and the way you do business. This doesn’t
matter if you own your own company or you work a 9-5 job. Everyone does
business in their own way and people see that, they will also see if you have a
low confidence in yourself as well. That can definitely hinder your business
and your bottom line. Think about it like this, your week starts out with Monday
and it is a rough day. Instead of leaving work at work you brought it home. You
mope around because you had a rough day then the next day builds off of that
and next thing you know is your whole week sucks. All due to your confidence
level your business and workload falters that week. If you are working for
yourself you will definitely feel it in your everyday life, if you work for
someone else they will notice and want to know what is going on with you. I
know it is easier said than done but have a carefree thought pattern when it
comes to negative aspects in your business, keep the perseverance and push
through the hard times. If you have that and believe in yourself and your goals
your confidence will continue to build.
Fearlessness
With those built strong the next point will come easy and
that is fearlessness. This is one thing that is human nature when it comes to
business, life, and anything that you are not used to. Think about when you
started your company or your first day at a new job. How did you feel? Did you
have those butterflies in your stomach? Some people get so sick to their
stomach that they makes themselves actually sick. Think about it like this 70%
of American hate their jobs yet do nothing about it. But you are a part of the
30% whether it is start you own company or go for that promotion, you pushed to
make that difference in your life. How could a person live their life knowing
they did not live it to the fullest? How can you live life to the fullest if you
put chains on yourself due to your fear? Think of everything that you do not
like in your life and want to change. Now build that as your motivation to
fight through the fear that is holding you back from your goal. Do not be
afraid to fly sometimes you will fall but it is all in your mind, fly and reach
for those clouds that you have dreamed of.
Knowledge
This is one thing that I tell people to always do but do
they listen…………nope. Why would you stop learning? Think about it as
self-development, do you want to keep the same though pattern on business that
you had in the 90’s? How about in the 80’s before the dot.com boom took off and
we were all playing on our Atari’s and watching VHS? We always need to learn
new knowledge either by reading or taking courses to learn new information for
our minds. This will also give us great innovative ideas to put towards our
work and our business. Normal people you know will want to seek entertainment
and live life as a party. But that is ordinary people and you are far from
ordinary, you wanted more in your life. You were not afraid of leaving your
comfort zone to seek this greatness you wanted. That shows you are an
extraordinary person and people like us always seek more knowledge in their
lives. Fine tune your skills, build your knowledge and become an expert in your
craft. If you want to be the best at what you do you never stop learning.
Hunger
If we could quote the Dos Esquis man in this it would
definitely be the time to do it. You have to stay hungry if you want to reach
your goals, no matter the level you get to. Always seek to better your
situation, and never be satisfied. Think about the goal you just achieved, now
keep climbing. It isn’t about the money to you because you know that will come
with success anyways. It is all about how far you can push yourself and how
close to the clouds you can get yourself. Be humble and remember how you got
there but that never means you stop yourself because people look at you as
ungrateful or unsatisfied with life. You know why they think you are not
satisfied with your life? It is because you are consistently trying to better
your life even when it is great. They want to live your life and they are a category
of our society called “haters”. So let them hate and tell them to watch you and
take notes. Do not let them bring you down because that is what they want they
want to bring you down and slow you down from your ascent into the clouds. Keep
pushing yourself so you do not become lazy or complacent, these two things will
be your worst enemy when it comes to reaching your goals. Keep pushing and keep
the pressure on yourself, if this was an easy thing everyone would be starting
their own company or going after that big promotion.
Consistency
It never matters how
hard you push if you do not keep up the pressure with that hard work. Think about
it like this, if a bulldozer pushed for a second then let off then pushed again
then let off. It would not go anywhere quickly, but if that same bulldozer
pushed and sped up to push harder and harder it would push that load where ever
it wants quickly. That is the same ideal when it comes to business, if you make
fifty calls a day every day then you will have a great amount of calls added
up. But if you make some calls then give up for a day or two then call again and
stop again. You are not going to have consistent business to reach the goal you
are trying to achieve if you do not give consistent efforts to reach them. Put
all of these into your business and watch your business and production grow to
the milestones you are wanting to hit!! Check out our podcast every Monday and
Friday with our new episodes of entrepreneurs and dreamers that want to and are
hitting their goals. We want to put like minded individuals in touch with each
other and we believe with our podcast and blog we can do that! Have a strong
week everyone and keep that pressure on!
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