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Want Greater Success? Be Ready to Work Harder and Smarter
| Guest post by: Greg Schinkel |
Article Overview: Take an inventory of the people in your life who you consider to be "successful". Were they an overnight success? Likely not. I can't think of one person who has achieved success who hasn't had to work very hard to achieve it. They might make it look easy but behind the scenes they worked their butt off to get where they are. And likely they are still working their butt off to get to the next level or simply maintain what they have.
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Want Greater Success? Be Ready to Work Harder and Smarter
A lot of money is made in the "self-help" industry from promising people "quick and easy" ways to achieve success. In fact I challenge you to pick up a business book or "how to" book that doesn't have the words quick and easy on it. They wouldn't sell as well with the words "difficult and challenging."
In a radio interviewthe hostasked me to share tips on setting and achieving goals.It got me thinking about leadership and that the best leaders take action with a long term view.
Delayed Gratification
Take an inventory of the people in your life who you consider to be "successful". Were they an overnight success? Likely not. I can't think of one person who has achieved success who hasn't had to work very hard to achieve it. They might make it look easy but behind the scenes they worked their butt off to get where they are. And likely they are still working their butt off to get to the next level or simply maintain what they have.
Working Smarter AND Harder
In the 19 years of being a professional trainer, speaker and coach, I've dreamed about how easy it was going to be. With two best selling books and tons of media exposure, surely the business will come flooding in and the road to riches will be paved with gold. Yeah right. It turns out that the best projects and the greatest prosperity have come at a price. Extra hours of work, preparation and commitment led to the good times. Any time I slacked off and took it easy sales and profits declined.
Do continue to work smarter by taking courses, reading books, working with a coach or mentor and trying new things.
Good Job Boss
Employees will comment that they rarely receive feedback or praise from their manager. Most managers, general managers, CEO's and business owners will receive little or no praise for their efforts. Even the best managers will never know how good they really are.
By definition, leaders achieve results through the efforts of others. Therefore when things go well, the leader should give credit to the team. When things go poorly, the leader needs to be accountable for the mistakes or poor execution.
The only satisfaction a true leader will feel is the sense of pride that comes from helping others achieve best-ever results and reach their full potential. Sure, the leader can and should smile to themselves when things go well. This quiet, self-reflective sense of accomplishment will soon be replaced with an urge to take on the next challenge or opportunity.
Reflection Questions
Are you or your team looking for a "quick fix" to a problem or challenge instead of persistently and doggedly attacking the obstacles to greater success? Are you seeking instant gratification instead of the quiet sense of accomplishment that comes from seeing others grow and develop?
Action Items
- If you have a good boss, tell them specifically what you appreciate about them. It will help reinforce those great behaviors.
- Set ambitious and challenging goals for yourself and others and then persistently work towards those goals. You'll feel a greater sense of accomplishment from achieving the nearly impossible than a "slam dunk".
- Avoid the temptation to slack off and take it easy as a decline in results and performance will surely follow.
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About the Author: Greg Schinkel RSS for Greg's articles - Visit Greg's website Greg Schinkel and his team help entrepreneurs and business leaders improve profit and grow their business by providing management training, supervisor training, team leader training, lead hand training and executive coaching. The challenge for many successful organizations is that leadership becomes diluted from the senior leadership team to the front line leader. For organizations who choose to be union-free, Greg and his team equip leaders to maintain excellent employee relations while focusing on results. For unionized workplaces, the focus is how to effectively lead employees within the boundaries of the collective-agreement while achieving results. Greg Schinkel has reached more than half a million people through his writing, broadcasting, speaking, training and coaching. Greg has appeared on television, radio and in print more than 200 times for his leadership expertise. He is co-author of the best-selling book Employees Not Doing What You Expect, published in North America, India, Latin America and Korea. Since 1992, Greg has owned and operated Unique Training & Development Inc., a leading provider of supervisor training, management development, team leader training and lead hand training. His website is http://www.UniqueDevelopment.com Click here to visit Greg's website   Your Need to Always Be Right Might Keep You From Achieving Greater Success Maximizing Sales and Profits in Economic Recovery Check Mark Thinking Gives Executives False Sense of Accomplishment What Leaders Can Learn From Dog Obedience Training Leaders Dont Allow Tasks to Take Time Away from People |
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How can I best help you?
- I'm looking forward to sharing my ideas and insights here about taking your business to the next level.
Before I jump in, I'd love to find out what would be most helpful to you.
So, I'd appreciate hearing your responses to:
How can I best help you to take your business to the next level?
What are you struggling with at the moment? What would you most like to learn?
and I'll do my best in responding to you
Ready, get set, go . . .
Wendy
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- Success = Thinking (Head) + Heart (Feeling / Interest) + Hand (doing/ action).
Success - H3
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- Proper Work management meeting your all deadlines....
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