I Mean Business
June 13th 2008 09:56
Corporate dojo #3: IMB (I Mean Business)
Again, I welcome you back to the dojo and today is the day your training begins. Let us start with the basics. Just as there is a finite amount of training and transformational technology available, there is also a finite amount of areas of skill a successful businessman and/or entrepreneur must learn. Time Management, Prioritization, Sales, Marketing, Networking, Controlling your emotional states (away from panic and toward calm), Overcoming bad habits and obstacles (procrastination), Organization, etc. These are skills and habits you must learn to master or job out or attract those who can do it for you…but ultimately you cannot succeed without handling these things. Most of my clients usually start of with all or a combination of problems:
1- Bad Habits
2- Foolish beliefs
3- Ignorance
These are all correctable. Replace bad habits with good ones, eliminate any disempowering beliefs (easier said than done, but do -able), Ignorance can be overcome by knowledge. Power is knowledge and that knowledge is inside the information tent. This corpoatedojo is that tent.
In business, work and career, everyone, and I do mean everyone; pretty much wants the same thing:
1- Do what they love?
2- Do what they are good at
3- Make a good deal of money doing it
The first barrier they seem to need to cross is The Impostor Syndrome. You know what this looks like: What if they discover that I am in way over my head, or what if they discover I am under qualified or what if they discover that I do not know what I am talking about. The answer is that Perception is Reality. No, I am not advocating that if you are a trained podiatrist that you attempt to transplant a liver…but in most entrepreneurial work Fake it, till you make it will get you thru. In other words, you do not have to be right all the time, or have all the answers…in fact a ruly great leader distinguish himself by ask great questions. When CEO asks me what he should do, I often counter with what do you want to do? I then, (more often than not), tell him to go do it a (trust his gut) and thus he calls me a genius.
If you over deliver work harder than most and love your client…you are worth what you charge, they will see your passion and commitment and you will succeed. Doubt does kill the warrior. Have you ever worked in a company where it seems like no one knows what they are doing? Want to know why? Because in most businesses, and most high level executives; Do Not Know what they are doing!!! That is the truth. I have advised world class, Harvard MBA CEO’s and they know nothing, absolutely nothing about leadership. These individuals do not worry about looking good, they hire guys like me, and the perception than they are great leaders becomes the reality. Even an iconic leader like Jack Welch has stated many, many times that his true talent is hiring the best people, delegating and inspecting. You do not have to be the smartest guy in the room; just let yourself and your ego acquiesce to that guy. In Business being right is not as important as being happy. In businee you must not be a pompous arrogant leader, nor a meek quiet one, you just have to know to listen, think and talk. If you do ready, aim, fire you will hit you mark. Most people do ready , fire, aim…that leads to chaos and being an impostor will get in your way…but if you focus on team, inspire those around you, encourage the heart, have fun and challenge the process, a great result will occur and no one is going to question how credentialized or experienced you are. Final note on this…if you had two teams of individuals competing for the same goal...one team were al the best trained and equipped and the other team a bunch of misfits with incredible heart…who do you think always wins? …The guys with heart.
I thank you again for your interest and participation in the corporatedojo and urge you ( as I will, constantly) to spread the word, subscribe, add thoughts or comments and again, if you are not worried about looking good but feel compelled to really kick you business to it’s highest level, then call me for a consultation.
Welcome to the information Tent
“Business is Personal”
MR
Again, I welcome you back to the dojo and today is the day your training begins. Let us start with the basics. Just as there is a finite amount of training and transformational technology available, there is also a finite amount of areas of skill a successful businessman and/or entrepreneur must learn. Time Management, Prioritization, Sales, Marketing, Networking, Controlling your emotional states (away from panic and toward calm), Overcoming bad habits and obstacles (procrastination), Organization, etc. These are skills and habits you must learn to master or job out or attract those who can do it for you…but ultimately you cannot succeed without handling these things. Most of my clients usually start of with all or a combination of problems:
1- Bad Habits
2- Foolish beliefs
3- Ignorance
These are all correctable. Replace bad habits with good ones, eliminate any disempowering beliefs (easier said than done, but do -able), Ignorance can be overcome by knowledge. Power is knowledge and that knowledge is inside the information tent. This corpoatedojo is that tent.
In business, work and career, everyone, and I do mean everyone; pretty much wants the same thing:
1- Do what they love?
2- Do what they are good at
3- Make a good deal of money doing it
The first barrier they seem to need to cross is The Impostor Syndrome. You know what this looks like: What if they discover that I am in way over my head, or what if they discover I am under qualified or what if they discover that I do not know what I am talking about. The answer is that Perception is Reality. No, I am not advocating that if you are a trained podiatrist that you attempt to transplant a liver…but in most entrepreneurial work Fake it, till you make it will get you thru. In other words, you do not have to be right all the time, or have all the answers…in fact a ruly great leader distinguish himself by ask great questions. When CEO asks me what he should do, I often counter with what do you want to do? I then, (more often than not), tell him to go do it a (trust his gut) and thus he calls me a genius.
If you over deliver work harder than most and love your client…you are worth what you charge, they will see your passion and commitment and you will succeed. Doubt does kill the warrior. Have you ever worked in a company where it seems like no one knows what they are doing? Want to know why? Because in most businesses, and most high level executives; Do Not Know what they are doing!!! That is the truth. I have advised world class, Harvard MBA CEO’s and they know nothing, absolutely nothing about leadership. These individuals do not worry about looking good, they hire guys like me, and the perception than they are great leaders becomes the reality. Even an iconic leader like Jack Welch has stated many, many times that his true talent is hiring the best people, delegating and inspecting. You do not have to be the smartest guy in the room; just let yourself and your ego acquiesce to that guy. In Business being right is not as important as being happy. In businee you must not be a pompous arrogant leader, nor a meek quiet one, you just have to know to listen, think and talk. If you do ready, aim, fire you will hit you mark. Most people do ready , fire, aim…that leads to chaos and being an impostor will get in your way…but if you focus on team, inspire those around you, encourage the heart, have fun and challenge the process, a great result will occur and no one is going to question how credentialized or experienced you are. Final note on this…if you had two teams of individuals competing for the same goal...one team were al the best trained and equipped and the other team a bunch of misfits with incredible heart…who do you think always wins? …The guys with heart.
I thank you again for your interest and participation in the corporatedojo and urge you ( as I will, constantly) to spread the word, subscribe, add thoughts or comments and again, if you are not worried about looking good but feel compelled to really kick you business to it’s highest level, then call me for a consultation.
Welcome to the information Tent
“Business is Personal”
MR
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