Dec 19

Damn!!! I keep seeing this over and over: People are not getting the results they want and they start questioning themselves - am I doing the right thing? Am I in the right business? Am I any good at this? Maybe this market is too hard, etc. They either scrape by making a meager living or quit. When the reality all along is this: You probably were doing the right thing all along (to get deals, to put them together, etc.). In all likelihood, the problem is you were NOT DOING ENOUGH OF IT! Think BIG and take massive and consistent action. Small action leads to small results and big action - consistently - leads to big results. By the way, this applies to all areas of life and all businesses. Change is a constant, but many people don't like change. People are uncomfortable with the changes in technology, demographics, the job market, and tastes that have taken place in recent years. But guess what? There will always be change. There are three response to change: 1. Reject it (futile, as it will happen anyway, unless you're the 1 in a billion people who can stop it; let's say a dictator or something; even then it will eventually happen). Be bitter and complain about it. Long for the "good old days". Don't adapt. 2. Accept it. Realize there's nothing you can do, so go with the flow. 3. Embrace it! Start businesses or get skills and adjust your life accordingly. New technology? Learn it, and maybe even start a business with it. Foreigners moving into the neighborhood? Learn about their culture and maybe learn how to do business with them. New music? Try to enjoy it, see why people are into it. New industries? Learn all about them.