Passion for Success
© 2002 By David Batchelor
The seven letters of the word PASSION represent the initials
of
seven essential principles of management:
PROFIT: Maximize sales and minimize expenses; instead
of
pursuing profit, let profit follow you. A person who can
manage
a great business is a person who can bring profit to the
customer. Profit is not to be chased. By continuously maximizing
your revenue and minimizing your expenses, you must let profit
naturally follow your effort. In other words, profit is the
result of your continuous endeavor.
AMBITION: Nurture your ambition continuously until it
penetrates into your subconscious mind. To succeed, we must
have
a desire so strong that it reaches and permeates our
subconscious minds. A mere dream of what you want is not
adequate. Instead, cultivate a desire so strong and a vision
so
clear that they become a part of your subconscious mind.
Such
true ambitions should have specific and noble goals, causes,
and
ideals
SINCERITY: Think about the other party in all your business
transactions; aim for a win-win situation. Make your client
happy. There can be no long-term business success in which
only
one party benefits and the others suffer. A successful
entrepreneur must create harmony through sincerity and a
deeply
held love of other human beings. Sincerity binds the
listener/reader to the speaker/writer.
STRENGTH: True strength is courage; never act in a cowardly
manner. It takes courage to do the right thing. Self-sacrifice
is the price every leader should be willing to pay. Us leaders
must be courageous and righteous. We must not merely preach
work
ethics and the rules of the workplace - we are called to
set a
living moral example for every person.
Always remember: The team is a mirror that reflects its
leader!
INNOVATION:
Use your individual creativity to create 'cani', constant
and never-ending improvement. Unless we actively challenge
ourselves in new fields, the future will be bleak for
business and society in general.
I tell people that we have to be somewhat fanatical
in order to accomplish anything really worthwhile.
Your passion must be all-consuming. Passion is the
energy of a person who knowingly attempts to overcome
a seemingly insurmountable barrier. Fiery zeal, tremendous
will-power, determination, and tenacity are all
sources of energy for breaking through a barrier. This energy is the necessary
factor in overcoming any challenge, and been a bit fanatical is the state in
which you are filled with this tremendous energy. |
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OPTIMISM: Always maintain a positive, cheerful disposition;
have a pure mind that is filled with hopes and dreams. Conceive
optimistically; plan pessimistically; and execute optimistically. Realize that being an entrepreneur requires relentless
determination, effort, and a willingness to face countless
risks
Do not allow challenges to make you negative, pessimistic,
or
cynical in your views.
Remind yourself daily that a cheerful disposition invites
success. It is difficult for any nihilist, cynic, or pessimist
to become successful in a positive endeavor.
A clear vision produces tremendous confidence, fortifies
your
will to work hard, motivates others, and leads them to success.
NEVER GIVE UP: Success lies in a person's willingness
to make
relentless, step-by-step efforts, even on mundane tasks.
This
may sound simplistic, but the person who continues working
more
earnestly than anyone else will always achieve success.
Aim at a goal that is so far away it makes you wonder whether
your “daily steps” make any difference at all
- but let those
steps accumulate!
Remember that even the greatest accomplishments are nothing
more
than the accumulation of small, seemingly trivial tasks.
There
are no valid shortcuts to long-term success. Keep one firm conviction in your heart at all times: You
have
not failed until you stop trying.
In closing please do not consider this article a sermon
by a
preacher. Rather, I hope that you will ponder upon the
principles I have shared and consider using them to develop
your
own life and business into something even more wonderful
than
they now are.
David Batchelor has written numerous articles focusing
on Tips, Strategies, Tools and how-to's for creating
the Ultimate Home Based Business. To Subscribe to his
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