Thomas Watson, founder of IBM, has an easy formula for success: “It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You’re thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all.”
Double your rate of failure. In other words, if at first you don’t succeed…you know the ending!…try, try again! I know at least three times in your life that you failed miserably, but kept trying, and eventually succeeded. In fact, you went on to become pretty good if not an expert in each one.
You:
1. Learned how to walk after countless head-knocks on walls, doors and furniture. I mean, talk about bouncing back!
2. Learned how to speak a language. Do you know how ridiculous the English language is? But you didn’t give up!
3. Learned how to ride a bike (or swim or skateboard or sprint) . Are you kidding me? How many skinned knees did it take? This all just supports the previous post about Resolve. We can’t fail. That’s why I say just remove that word from your vocabulary. In each step of the way, you are just getting that much better at your business. Your sales strategy is improving. Your marketing efforts are paying bigger dividends. Your customers service is getting to be top-notch.
As long as you don’t take your eye off the Big Picture, you are on your way to success.
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Double your rate of failure. In other words, if at first you don’t succeed…you know the ending!…try, try again! I know at least three times in your life that you failed miserably, but kept trying, and eventually succeeded. In fact, you went on to become pretty good if not an expert in each one.
You:
1. Learned how to walk after countless head-knocks on walls, doors and furniture. I mean, talk about bouncing back!
2. Learned how to speak a language. Do you know how ridiculous the English language is? But you didn’t give up!
3. Learned how to ride a bike (or swim or skateboard or sprint) . Are you kidding me? How many skinned knees did it take? This all just supports the previous post about Resolve. We can’t fail. That’s why I say just remove that word from your vocabulary. In each step of the way, you are just getting that much better at your business. Your sales strategy is improving. Your marketing efforts are paying bigger dividends. Your customers service is getting to be top-notch.
As long as you don’t take your eye off the Big Picture, you are on your way to success.
Where Should I Go Now?
Main Blog Page
Become A Business Coach like Stuart
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