Lee Iacocca

Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little."

--Lee Iacocca,
American businessman

Words that Guarantee Failure

 

Those who fail to achieve goals signal their intent to fail by using this common phrase. Make sure you aren't falling into the same trap.

People who fail to achieve goals almost always signal their intent to fail by using three little words:

"I will try..."

There are no three words in the English language that are more deceptive, both to the person who says them and the person who hears them.

People who say "I will try" have given themselves permission to fail. No matter what happens, they can always claim that they "tried."

People who hear "I will try" and don't realize what it really means are fooling themselves, by thinking there's a chance that the speaker will actually succeed.

People who really and truly achieve goals never say "I will try."

Instead, they always say "I will do" something–or, better yet, "I must do" whatever the task is.

As a wise man once said: "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'"

Philosophy of Life

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.

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You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them.

Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.


1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

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How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.

These are no second-rate achievers.

They are the best in their fields.

But the applause dies..

Awards tarnish..

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Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:


1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Achievements are forgotten.

Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

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Easier?


The lesson:

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the
most credentials, the most money...or the most awards.

They simply are the ones who care the most.

''Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!"

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the most of everything they have.

War hero to Entrepreneur!

As was reported in the IFA online newsletter: Mark Kelly spent 25 years as a fighter pilot and served in Iraq and Afghanistan before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 2009. After entering civilian life and earning a master’s degree in engineering management, the retired colonel started looking for opportunities to run a small business and asked a franchise consulting company like mine, to help him with ideas. One of those ideas was computer services franchisor TeamLogic IT. TeamLogic is one of hundreds of franchises that responded to the International Franchise Association’s “Operation Enduring Opportunity” campaign, which urges franchisors to hire and recruit 75,000 veterans and spouses and 5,000 wounded vets by 2014. It is one of the 400 plus franchises I represent. On May 1, Kelly, 51, and his Air Force veteran-wife, Dawn Kelly, 50, opened their first franchise in Colorado Springs, Colo. The couple felt the chain matched Dawn’s “strong skill set” as a former Air Force computer analyst with multiple professional IT certifications, husband Mark says. No matter your talent, I believe there is a franchise for everyone. Do you have the desire and passion to be an Entrepreneur? If you do, call me.

Going undercover?

Inc. magazine did an article talking about “Great bosses don’t need to go undercover”. It is well worth reading and entrepreneurs can learn a lot about how to be a great boss. Go to this link and enjoy. http://www.inc.com/jay-steinfeld/great-bosses-dont-go-undercover.html

Can I be an Entrepreneur?

More times than I can count I hear comments like: “I would love to own my own business but what if I fail.” “It has always been my dream to do my own thing and be the boss but how do I dare quit my job and lose my paychecks?” “I know more about this business than the owner and I should just quit and compete against him.” “I hate my job.” “I hate my boss.” “This job is taking me nowhere.” “The owner is not utilizing my skills and my talents are being wasted.” Every “want to be” entrepreneur have their own reasons why will never be a business owner. To be an entrepreneur there has to be a passionate reason to become one. If you do not have a great reason or a deep passion for being the owner, a person will just float through life doing today what they did yesterday and again tomorrow. Find me a successful business owner and I’ll show you a person who is passionate about his/her product or service. I’ll show you a risk taker who knows how to work hard, gives customer service and most importantly had a good reason for getting out of the corporate grind. Everyone has fear of the unknown, but an entrepreneur controls the fear by doing the homework needed to satisfy the unknown and then taking a calculated risk. But most importantly they never give up. Give me a successful entrepreneur and I’ll show you someone who has had a few failures, but they have learned from each. In the end, in my opinion there is nothing more enjoyable than running your own successful business knowing it is your own baby.

Hope with Change!

For almost four years now we have heard of Hope & Change. From what I can see the world of entrepreneurship has been changed for the worse. Small business and small business creation is and has been struggling like never before. Financing for small business is harder than ever before. Entrepreneurs who struggle, risk everything hoping for rewards of getting rich are vilified and made to look evil.

Rich job creators are punished for being wealthy. We are told by the press and some that the wealthy are not paying enough. I have NEVER seen a poor person create one job. I have never seen one person on welfare pay 5% of their income for taxes let alone 50% of their income to the government. Some want the rich to again pay 70% like they did at one time.

If we want entrepreneurship to succeed, we need to make “Change” happen. There is nothing wrong with wanting to become rich. Those individuals are needed to make America prosper again. Those are the real job creators, not the government.

I do have “Hope with Change.”