By Ahsan
I recently had a conversation with a good friend of mine. We have helped each other out over the years with words of encouragement and positive ideas. I asked him how his business was going? He told me confidently, that things were really shaping up and looking up.
I wanted to pass on to him my own encouragement and told him that he should be proud of himself for getting back up on the horse and starting over again. You see, my friend had a previous business that folded. What I wanted to point out was that he should celebrate his courage and tenacity because the majority of people often stay down when they are knocked down. In fact, a lot of people minimize the importance of their achievements and dwell heavily on their shortcomings.
My friend took my words and made his own interpretation of my comment and started to explain his mindset. I am glad he did.
He told me that he kept saying to himself “Do or don’t, there is no in between”. He said he had to pick himself up again and go out and meet people, ask for business and keep his payroll going. Every day, he kept reminding himself “Do or don’t, there is no in between”. This simple motto gave him the stamina he needed to take action and keep up his momentum with urgency.
Another thing he said was that it is easy to build a successful business and it is easy to make lots of money in your business. The reason why is because we live in a time where opportunities, resources and ideas are plentiful. He said that he has never been more convinced of his capabilities and sense of purpose. Our conversation wrapped up on that note.
What do you think? Does my friends’ motto resonate with you?
Here is my take: success is yours for the taking if you do three things.
Have a clear vision of what you want your life to look like.
Determine what you need to do to make it happen.
Take action. Take a punch to the gut now and then. And keep on taking action with momentum and urgency.
Friends, it will always be so. You do your part or you don’t…there is no in between.