Business Keys To Success: You Must Quit To Succeed

One of the interesting paradoxes is that we are raised with the thought that there is something inherently bad or wrong about us when we choose to quit.  Yet, if we don’t quit the thoughts, emotions, ways of thinking and ways of doing things that are holding us back, there is no way we can grow.  If we can’t grow then we can’t succeed.

In order to grow and succeed you must quit.

Learn To Quit=Learn To Grow

In my personal business coaching practice I have observed over many years that the greatest success among the self-employed business owners, entrepreneurs, solo professionals, corporate managers and executives belongs to those who have learned how to quit.

They have learned to quit their old role and all that goes along with it to embrace a new role that represents growth and a step up the ladder of success.  They have quit the role but the good news is that they bring all the knowledge and experience from the previous role with them.  This provides a solid foundation for the new challenges ahead.

Whether you are looking at personal, corporate or small business success it is interesting to note that more often than not, the greatest success stories are the individuals who are willing to quit in order to grow.

Quit-Do Less And Accomplish More

I am not talking here about doing less to move your business and life forward.  There will be new processes and innovations or just plain change that will keep us involved.

What I am talking about here as you move up the stairway of success is to distill down to the essence of who you are.  If you can focus your role more on who you are you will quit those things that aren’t working for you.  As you grow they can be delegated to others or there may be a new process that can take over a function that you previously performed.

The goal is the distillation process is to quit as many areas as you can that are not honoring who you are.  The result is that you now have more time to be working in your strength zones.

When your days are spent more in your strength zones you are able to dig deeper and to accomplish more.  You are focusing on fewer things, yet you are now positioned in terms of time, energy and focus to accomplishing more.

Quit-Deliver Maximum Value

When you start doing less by working in your strength zones you will start working more effectively, with more power and greater focus.  When you quit and are focused on what you do very well you will end up delivering more value with less effort.

Obviously, the realization of working in your strength zones to deliver more value with less effort is a process.  It can take years.  But when you learn to quit you are on the road to delivering greater value with less effort.

Quit And Experience Success

Let go of what doesn’t work.  Quit something when you realize that your time could be more productive when spent differently.

The reward is that you start living your life honoring “who” you are and how you want to live it.  In the end, there is no success until you learn how to quit.

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Failure

What is failure? It is nothing more than a few errors in judgment repeated every day. They get repeated because people don’t think it matters.

When you hear about a business closing down it appears to be one big event. It is a big event for that day but the reality is that what caused it to close down had been going on for a long time. Just look at Montgomery Ward or Steak and Ale as examples of errors in judgment that were repeated every day over a period of time. They failed for years before it became official.


You may ask, “How come failure is not recognized sooner?” That’s a good question. Failure is not as obvious as it may seem. It can be like the fog that creeps in on little cat feet. What worked for years in a company may gradually not work as well. But people hold onto the hope that the old ways will work. Then, all of a sudden like the fog, you are in the middle of it and can see no way out.

The fact is that we are resistant to change. The first step to failure is in our thinking. We refuse to change the way we see things. We get comfortable with the status quo and how things were in the past and hope that somehow things will work out.

But, they never do, if we don’t change. Why? Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.

And there is only one way to lessen the likelihood of failure and increase the odds of success. We must not only embrace change. Even better we must be the change. With a strong personal philosophy in favor of change we increase the odds of success and weaken the grip of failure.

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Peer Pressure-A Powerful Force

Peer pressure….much is said about it but what makes it so powerful. Very often we think of peer pressure as being around people who would like us to do things as they would do, even when it is not part of who we are.

Peer pressure more often than not is not direct. It is an especially powerful force because it is subtle.

If you're around people who believe that it is good to spend all you make, then you have increased the odds exponentially that you will spend all you make. If you are around people who go to more parties than concerts, the chances are excellent that you'll do the same thing. And, if you are around people who don't read, chances are excellent that you won't read.

Yes, peer pressure is subtle. It’s like the fog, as poet Robert Frost once said that, “creeps in on little cat feet.” Suddenly it has enveloped you and you lose your perspective. You cannot see things clearly.

Understanding the power of peer pressure is essential to lead a good life. People, many with good intentions can keep nudging us off course a little at a time until finally, we find ourselves asking, "What happened?" or “How did I arrive at these circumstances?”

Be aware of the subtle influences of peer pressure. Be a keen observer and when you are your life is much more likely to turn out the way you planned.

On what course is peer pressure taking you?

About Author :
First things first, I like to have fun with people and what I do. I am a personal business coach.Yes, I have received training and been coaching since 1983. I have gone through and continue to happily go through more personal development.
Personal development and its quest for personal growth, more often than not, are the missing links in the chain of business and personal success.As Warren Buffett once said, “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

For more information please visit : http://www.thehoustonbusinesscoach.com
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I Always Thought Opportunities and Success Were Things You Went After

When people think of the opportunities and success that individuals go after, they understand that it takes drive and passion to accomplish their successes. However, this poses many questions for people looking to attain success. How can different people facing different circumstances overcome their difficult circumstances, but still attain success? This question has been asked for many, many years. Therefore, how does one obtain success despite challenges in one’s personal life?

If you think about starting your own business, there are many things to think of before jumping in and starting the process. How much experience and knowledge do you have in your field? Are you willing to work non-stop until you are able to hire enough competent and reliable people to ensure the continuity of your business? Do you have enough time and savings to devote to the venture? Are you willing to deal with the hurdles and know how to work through them to ensure your chances are success are worth the risk? These are just some of the questions to ask yourself when you are thinking about starting your own business. If you can answer “Yes” to these and other questions, then you just might have the keys to success.

Individuals who have a great attitude also have the keys to success because the right attitude will help you think your way through and help plan and execute a great business plan. Entrepreneurs with a great attitude are able to learn small business keys to success because they are receptive to learning. When an individual is receptive to learning, they will easily and efficiently pick up on “how to success in business” tips from successful serial entrepreneurs.

Business startup owners with positive attitudes are able to soak up personal development secrets from more experienced entrepreneurs. Very often, they also look to learn  from a marketing business coach in person, online or at an event. It doesn’t matter where or how the knowledge is received.  The key is  that positive entrepreneurs are more likely to be able to apply the knowledge in their startup. 

In addition to becoming a successful business person, there are other things in life besides becoming a wildly successful business owner. With the assistance of a marketing business coach, they can apply their growth in personal development as a business owner to free up more time to work on giving back to the community.  This proves that many small business keys to success can be applied in one’s personal life, including giving back to their community.

As many non-profit organizations which help disadvantage people and animals, they can utilize their how to succeed in business knowledge that has already helped them in their business success and apply it to their volunteer work in non-profit organizations.  They can bring the business success viewpoint of taking limited resources and stretching them further which in turn helps more people than would otherwise have been helped.  To have a business and life of significance our goal must be to improve others not only through our products and services but by taking what we have learned and applying it to give back to those less fortunate. For more information please visit-http://www.businesskeystosuccess.com

About Author :-

First things first, I like to have fun with people and what I do. I am a personal business coach. Yes, I have received training and been coaching since 1983. I have gone through and continue to happily go through more personal development.

Personal development and its quest for personal growth, more often than not, are the missing links in the chain of business and personal success.As Warren Buffett once said, "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get." For more information please visit-http://www.thehoustonbusinesscoach.com