12 Attributes You Must Have to Succeed in the Business Universe

Ever thought to wonder if the job you work is right for you, most people have wondered.  There are very few who are content with their current situation.  Do you think you are the type of person who should start your own business?  The following list are the attributes I would consider important to someone who would like to make their mark on the universe.  You may not desire to own your own Imperial Fleet or Death Star but maybe this article will give you the courage and knowledge that you seek in your search for truth about starting your own business or not.  So you can be the rebel you were made to be.

 1. Hate the Status Quo – It doesn't make sense to you that something has been done the time-honored way with no explanation why. You are not someone who wants to just go through the motions or sit by idly. Nor do you like following the pack.

2. Easily Bored - You find yourself easily bored, and others start viewing you as a problem. But nothing is wrong with you except that you are bored with activities that aren't up to your abilities and aren't challenging. That's why you hated most of the classes you ever attended. Think Bill Gates who dropped out of college to become one of the richest men in the world.

3. Fired from Jobs – You're too creative for your own good when it comes to working for others, and you may have some history, as I do, of losing jobs. Being just a cog in wheel is very difficult for you because you want to create something others can be inspired by and contribute to.

4. Labeled a Rebel - You know that greatness resides outside the lines of conformity and don't think that policies, laws and regulations apply to you. You have been described as a rebel and rule breaker and would defy gravity if you could.

5. Resist Authority - You have a lifelong record of resisting authority from your parents, teachers and bosses. You don't go along with the agreed upon norms of the group or community you work and live in.

6. Ready to Improve Everything - You always see how you could do things better. In addition, you are opinionated and freely give your two-cents about your better way of doing things--even when you're not asked.

7. Bad at Making Small Talk - You have difficulty making the kind of small talk that so many people get comfort from. This social pattern of relationship and rapport building seems like a waste of time to you and makes you uncomfortable.

8. Bullied in Your Youth - You may have been heavily criticized, picked on and even bullied as a child or teenager. This has caused you to be driven to excel and to prove to the world that you are indeed a force to be reckoned with.

9. Obsessive - You may have been labeled obsessive/compulsive because when you get started on something you have difficulty letting go. Don't let anyone convince you that this is a disease or deficiency. All of the great entrepreneurs become completely immersed in their vision. Howard Schultz stuck with Starbucks even when his family tried to persuade him not to.

10. Scared to Go Solo - The entrepreneur in you is scared of going out on your own—and also terrified of not doing so. This fear is so common in our society because we've been conditioned to think that entrepreneurship is much riskier than getting a "good job." The reality is there is instability in both.

11. Unable to Unwind - You can't go to sleep at night because you can't turn your thoughts off. An idea may even manifest itself in your dreams. The next morning you find yourself still consumed with that idea, distracting you from the job you're supposed to be doing.

12. Don't Fit the Norm - You have always been a bit uncomfortable in your own skin. Until you get used to the idea that you are in fact different from most people, it could prove to be a problem--or exactly the motivation you need to acknowledge the entrepreneur screaming to get out.

I hope you appreciate this list and are looking forward to the next.  As always check out our books and audio at our site www.attitudedriveslife.com  and

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I want to be a Failure!



Yeah that's right you heard me correctly.  I said that I want to be a failure.  I believe that in order to consider your self a success you have to fail your way there.  

I am excited because every day I have the chance to fail again, learn my lesson and be that much closer to my version of success.  We all have different visions of what we want our success to be.  For some people it is to have an unlimited bank account, for others it may be to have a job other people would be proud to have, others perhaps dream about an attractive spouse to spend the rest of their lives with, maybe your version of success is having just a little more money in your bank account and a little more time to spend with your family.  Whatever your version of success realize that it is failure that brought your there.  It is failure that built the towering success that you may presently be enjoying.  No one succeeds completely the very first time they attempt something. Failure is practice and practice makes perfect.  So go ahead and enjoy in failing, no that failures are only building blocks on your construction of your successes.

We can only be considered a 'true failure' when we totally quit.  Once you throw in the towel and say you will never try again then you are a 'true failure' or what I like to call a loser.  A loser is someone who has be beaten and will never try again.  Don't be a loser be a failure. 

“Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein

 

 

So fail on my friends.  The glory of your successes will be lit by the failures you have overcome. 

This is a topic I have been writing a book on for a while now.

The book is titled:  Success Through  Failure

  The book will be available for download, paperback and hardcover by Saturday, April 13 2013.  If you are interested in pre-ordering a copy (paperback or hardcover only ) Please email : tzugger@attitudedriveslife.com and I will send you the info.  Thank you in advance.

Otherwise as always check out the website, which is where the downloadable version of the book will be available. 

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If making money with your business isn't easy...

There are 5 basic principles one MUST follow in order to be successful in their business endeavors.  I know that each and every business model is different but there are unmistakable habits and principles that the great businesses apply to their organizations. Here is a breakdown of the five in order of importance.  After all if you aren't doing these 5 things making money with your business is probably more difficult than it has to be. 

1. Organization of your vision - One of the largest issues I find with people who run their own gig is that they lack a solid vision for the course of their company.  I liken the vision of a company to its soul, without a vision a company has no soul.  So the first thing to figure out is are you cut out to manage this company and come up with the vision for it and then apply that vision.  Every great company has this we all know their slogans.  As the head of your organization you should have the sight to be able to lead accordingly although if you feel as if you don't then you should hire someone else who has the drive and vision for the company.   Many business teachers will tell you to ' use your strengths and hire your weaknesses.'  A good leader will know what he is good at and were they are weak.  Strive to outline a vision and then never hesitate from organizing it throughout your business.

2. Raise your prices -  Yes, that's what I said.  If you are in an industry that has the leeway to fluctuate prices, I suggest you raise them.  I believe you should offer an excellent product or service with alot of customer oriented perks and charge a premium for it.  This way your profit margins will be higher and the amount of 'annoying' customers will be minimal.  That way you spend less time on the cheap customers who cause all of the customer service issues and have more time to dedicate to your best customers, who will most likely do more business when you give them more time.  It is simple Pareto's Law of 80/20 Principle.  Don't worry about what the competition will do, just make sure your product or service leaves your customer in awe, and that won't think twice about going to your competition.

3. Encourage your employees - This sounds like it is a no brainer but you would be surprised how many business owners do not spoil their employees.  When I say spoil I don't mean you have to lavish them with outrageous benefits or company cars, but what I am referring to is more along the lines of issuing raises that are based on performance, giving employees perks that they can  work for everyday, to add bonuses to their paychecks.  It's not that hard to think up ideas if you really try.  The extra expenses will add up in the profits, with greater employee attitude we increase customer service, in turn we increase customer satisfaction.  Then your getting more customers.  Win - Win

4. Let tradition die - Cubicles. Middle managers. Corner offices.  Company cars.  Those are all things of the past.  To grow your bottom line look at all of your revenue ad see where you can make the cuts, cutting wages is never a good idea unless you are going under.  These traditions are stale old leftovers from a time forgotten.  We need to think more open, as the boss have your desk right along with everyone elses that way communication and work focus can all be more open.  People tend to goof off less when the boss is around, plus if your working along side of them it breaks the barriers of worker - boss stereotypes and keeps everyone on the same level.    People can come right to you with a question or you to them it is just one thing that can transform your office culture from a stagnant cesspool with no flow to a river of productivity and communication, couple with teamwork and camaraderie.  You have nothing to lose but more money, so break some barriers.

5. Earnest desire for customer satisfaction - The best companies out there and the ones that grow the most consistent are the ones who shock the customers with outrageous customer service.  It isn't hard to do, sometimes it just costs extra time or a little money but in the end your company's reputation is on the line, I suggest you back it up with concrete proof that you care for your customers.  It will pay you in the long run.  So wow your customers and they will wow you back. 

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15 Success Principles To Remember

      Success.  Is it just another buzz word to be deposited into the annals of society, only to be spoken about by transient authors and psycology professors? Well, never! I know the word is tossed around alot, but it means so many different things to so many different people.

     Here are a simplified list of 15 of the most important principles you can study in relation to success.  I truly hope this help you as much as it helped me.


   

1 – Prepare

The first success principle is preparation. It’s the foundation of success. With preparation you create your own opportunities. Once you have all the different elements lined up, it only takes a small opening to realize your goal. At the same time, taking advantage of big opportunities without enough preparation means risking your success, as you’re building without a well-laid foundation.

2 – Do something you love

You have to work very hard whatever it is you choose to do. Your work or your project will dominate much of your time and your life. Therefore, find something that you enjoy doing and do that.

3 – Get started

You have to start somewhere. Today is as good a day as any to start. Get into action today and start moving in the direction you want. Putting it off can only lead to failure, whereas if you start and see an early setback, at least you conquered that setback early on.

4 – Move in the right direction

Keep everything moving in the direction you want. It doesn’t matter if things go slowly initially. As long as the overall direction is favorable, you’ll get where you want to go eventually.

5 – Use the power of dreams and your imagination

What you dream and visualize today will become true tomorrow. You just have to work on turning it into reality. Just as your dreams can only influence your life if you let them, the cities you build in your imagination can only become real if you build them.

6 – Think big

If you set your aim a bit too high you might fall short. If you set your aim too low you might achieve your goal… and miss out on the other opportunities. By thinking bigger, the only limit is what is possible. You’re no longer limited by what you think is possible.

7 – Focus on growth

Seemingly impossible challenges are just cleverly disguised opportunities for growth. If you take those challenges and, in solving them, improve yourself, you’ll find yourself continually moving in the right direction.

8 – Maintain your determination

With enough determination, you can succeed through almost any odds. Enough determination means you’ll find a way no matter the situation.

9 – Set a clear vision

Think through where you’ll want to go. Develop a clear sense of what your final goal is, and keep this with you. By knowing the destination you want to reach, you can continually look at your current path and decide if it’s a route that will help you get where you want to go.

10 – Set goals along the way

A final goal isn’t enough. You need intermediate goals that set the path. These goals should be specific, measurable, realistic, attainable, and timely. These intermediate goals define the steps that you need to take to get to the final one.

11 - Work out plans of action for your work

For each goal, it helps to have plans to reach them. Your plan describes how you can reach each step from where you are, or where you will be. Keep in mind that the future is never certain. Things rarely work out exactly how you plan. Therefore, see these plans as showing one or more possible routes, not necessarily the route you’ll end up taking.
Still, knowing the plan means you can avoid long detours that might compromise your chances of reaching a goal on time — or at all.

12 - Commit to taking action

Once you start going, keep going. Never, never, never give up. If you find an obstacle in your way, chip away at it or go around it. The only way to really fail is to give up. If you keep going you’ll succeed. If you hit the limits of what’s possible, you can regroup and find another way.

13 - Use affirmations

Affirmations are just short, positive, and above all direct phrases in present tense. Things like “I’m getting more and more successful.” The idea is that they reinforce a positive world view. With affirmations, you are defining your own reality. By transmitting a positive world view to your mind, it adopts this view. As your mind adopts this view, it helps shape the world around you to fit it, which means it helps make the world around you one that reflects a reality of you getting more successful every day.

14 - Get rid of negative influences

Avoid harmful influences around you that might shake you from your goal. Keep people and ideas around you that support your success and your belief in yourself.

15 - Be grateful and appreciate what you have

The final success principle is to appreciate what you have already. Realize that — by sheer virtue of the fact that you can be reasonably certain you’ll live from one day to the next — you already have enough. Enjoy it! Appreciate what you’ve achieved so far, and see that what you want, where you’re going, is not what you need or what you must do. Rather, these are things and actions that will make your situation even better.




So apply these daily and watch the things in your life and career change positivley for your and your family.  Find more at www.attitudedriveslife.com

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Leaders lead, whether they intend to or not

"Leaders lead by example, whether they intend to or not."



      I read a quote yesterday that inspired me to write this.  It goes something like this; " Just keep doing right, because you may be helping someone you've never met." When I heard that I thought it was a great concept.  That your actions in everyday life may be an inspiration to someone else maybe even someone you have never even met.

The most basic principle I can share about effective leadership would be that the greatest leaders don't ever think of themselves as leaders.  They just saw a need and filled the void, and as others watched them do it they were inspired to work along side of the one who first put forth the effort. 

It is mainly that simple,  to be that kind of person isn't an easy thing and a lot of experts say those kind of people cannot be taught.  I do believe some of that kind of thinking is true, that someone can be born with that kind of qualities.  Although, a persons true character comes from decisive actions and choices made to certain circumstances over time.  I truly believe that true leadership qualities come from being lead by a great mentor, having the right kind of attitude towards learning and mistakes, and being able to see the need for leadership when a situation presents itself. 

So basically, through effective teaching and mentoring over time, the right attitude and reaction to downfalls, in conjunction with see a need are the basic fundamentals of a great leader. 

Keep pressing on with your work even if you think no one else notices or even cares, because you may be inspiring someone to continue on with their work.  That may be one of the greatest rewards of your life time.

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