Patience

Patience is a wonderful virtue.  Too often we get anxious for something to happen, but we need to learn to be patient.  You wouldn’t dive into a pool without knowing the depth of the water.  You wouldn’t pick an unripe fruit before it is ready.  Nor would you tackle a huge project without estimating the cost and the time it would take to complete it.  Patience is a matter of perspective.

If you’re looking for a turnaround in business, it won’t occur overnight.  But what can occur is your willingness and determination to make a transition in your thinking, and then a change in your habits to begin the process of improvement.  You don’t lose 10 pounds overnight, nor do you increase business 10% in a week.  You improve things over a period of time with the proper patience, resolve, commitment, and discipline in place to have enduring success.

Next time you get impatient, ask yourself why.  Then relax, gain some perspective, and realize that patience is a virtue you want to master.

Little Things Count

Coming to work a little early.  Staying a little late.  Sharing a commission with a co-worker.  Buying a Starbucks for a friend.  Toting the trash cans for a neighbor.  Yielding the right of way to a passerby.  Baking cookies for the team.  Giving up your seat for someone in need.  Helping the elderly cross the street.  These are small things, but they make life more meaningful.  These are investments in others that go beyond price and value.  They make us feel better about ourselves because giving is better than receiving.  Try giving something away today.  It doesn’t cost much, and the value to us, and to others, is incalculable.
Here are a few Business & Life Tips to think about…..

Business Tips:

• It’s better to build your own brand than someone else’s. At the end of the day, who better to count on than you?
• Need some focus? Ask yourself this simple question: What do I do that makes the single greatest contribution to my work?
• It’s a mistake as a leader to assume that those following you will think and act like you. Lead well, but be realistic.

Life Tips:

• Worry is debilitating. Nothing good comes from it. Why worry about things you can’t control. Focus on things you can control.
• If it is in your capacity to help others who deserve it, go ahead and do the right thing. You can never go wrong by doing right.
• Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge because knowledge is in the past. Imagination holds the future.

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