Stay Real and Present
I really like the word hubris as it sounds so much like its meaning: "extreme haughtiness or arrogance; out of touch with reality and overestimating one's own competence." Jim Collins, in "How the Mighty Fall" explains that hubris born of success is one of the hallmarks of companies that fail. I'd guess we would all agree that hubris was very alive and well in many businesses in the financial sector when the economy tanked. The path to failure according to Jim Collins passes thru these phases:
1. Hubris born of success
2. Undisciplined pursuit of more
3. Denial of risk and peril
4. Grasping for salvation
5. Capitulation to irrelevance or death
Before hubris, not staying "real" is part of the slippery slope to failure. Each day, while working IN our businesses and ON our businesses, being in the present means being aware of our surroundingss, the job at hand and where we are, physically. When someone is talking to you, are you listening or just nodding? The beauty of being present means we are looking, listening, interacting and we will be in touch with our staff, vendors and customers. It will be hard to fail when you have a team that knows you are real!
Be real, be present and become your dreams!
Copyright 2011 Linda Fayerweather MBA EA
http://www.changinglanes.biz/
419-897-0528
linda@changinglanes.biz
Consider working with a coach or a MasterMind Team to make 2011 the year of your dreams!
Cupid - the Little Guy
Undoubtedly the first thing we think of in February is Cupid, the tiny little fellow with bow and arrow in hand. It would be wonderful if he could accompany us all year long, everywhere we went. He could make our clients and customers fall in love with us with a single shot from his bow.
On a more practical level, everything we want to accomplish in business or our personal or spiritual life requires relationships with others. A solid relationship is based on know, like, and trust.
--The deeper the relationship, the higher the trust.
--The higher the trust the easier it is to influence.
--The more influence we have the easier it is to gain commitment.
--And to be truly successful it all must be done with love, i.e. your potential partner's best interest, not yours, at heart.
So use this month to reach out, make a new connection, let your heart and mind be open, and take advantage of what will happen as a result. You will truly be amazed.
Copyright 2011 Todd Pillars teaches business owners and sales professionals how to create a network of endless referrals, easier and faster than they ever thought possible. Contact him today at 419-855-2273 or todd@toddpillars.com. FREE 25 minute "Explode Your Business" call all month long! Reserve your spot at http://www.toddpillars.com
