“We expand or die” were the words of one of the most successful rulers of the Roman Empire, and a key phrase in the movie “Night at the Museum.” In the eyes of the great emperor, success was directly intertwined with expansion of his empire.
For those of use involved in the world of business, the same phrase applies. “We expand or die!” In other words, we must grow our enterprise internally and externally. A stagnant business is a business dead in the water.
Sounds easy enough, right?
Have you ever wondered how the innovators of business become so successful? It isn’t all about money and connections that make the Steve Jobs, Richard Branson’s, and Donald Trumps of the business world special? Howard Stevenson from Harvard Business School describes these traits as the “pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.” Through a pursuit of passion, with integrity, each of these business leaders changes the world.
Do you have what it takes to open a door and change your stars?
I’m not sure this is it for you, but one of the main reasons people get cold feet is because of the whole, “fear of the unknown” factor.
They just don’t know what they’d be doing once they get started in an opportunity like this….
….mostly because they’ve never done anything like this before!
So, if I outlined my typical DAILY schedule for you, would that change things for you?
If you did EXACTLY what I do on a daily basis, this is what you’d be doing….
I’ve pulled off some pretty cool pranks in my lifetime, but this is, by far, the best April Fools prank I’ve done to this day! About half of my extended family was in utter shock and the other half wasn’t fooled at all….because they know better.
But there were a few who actually thanked the Lord, until they found out that it was just a prank….
…..after which, they were furious!
It was a simple post to Facebook.
Here it is…….
Several years ago, I had a job. I know…you’re shocked, right? Heck, I even have a hard time believing myself when I say things like that. But yeah, I once worked for a popular domain registrar, which goes by the name of GoDaddy. It was there that I gained valuable experience in DNS and troubleshooting hosting issues, which I’ve used many times since.
I can’t say I know it all, but I know more than I knew before. And one of the things I learned there was their ability to maintain a controlled environment for their employees, an environment in which they could stay productive. With so many computers, and people working on those computers, it would seem to be a difficult task to keep them focused on their job, instead of browsing the internet all day.
If can think of the ultimate you, the person you see yourself as when you have reached ultimate success, not just financially, but in every aspect of your life…what does that look like?
Are you ripped, rich and famous, or does any of that matter to you? Maybe you’re the “down to earth” rich guy that still wears his paint stained jeans around town, yet, has all the money in the world?
For me, I know EXACTLY what the ultimate me looks like.
And with that knowledge, I also know EXACTLY what I don’t want to be like.
So here’s a few guys I’m glad I’m not like, in several ways and for many different reasons. You may be offended, heck, you might even agree with my picks. Whatever your stance, at least it’s a stance.