SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE NOT DAUNTED BY: The most successful business people I’ve known have had an attitude about them. They’re not easily discouraged by obstacles and issues that might deter others. In fact, they don’t see them as “obstacles and issues,” but problems to solve and situations to work through. In a word, they’re not easily daunted… They’re not daunted by failure – Fear failure too much and you’ll have a hard time getting past breakfast. They’re not daunted by rising before the sun does – Show me a successful lazy entrepreneur and I’ll show you a purple horse. They’re not daunted by wickedly hard work – Most don’t think of it as “work.” They’re not daunted by risk – Too much risk is seldom good – but nothing really innovatively great is ever accomplished without some degree of risk, often quite a bit. They’re not daunted by responsibility – No choice but to take it, if you want the rewards that go with it. They’re not daunted by conflict – Conflict is the currency of leadership – you have to be able to handle it effectively or others won’t want to follow. They’re not daunted by what you can’t see with the naked eye – Vision in business means looking past the horizon to opportunity invisible to most. They’re not daunted by bare forearms – As in the kind that go with rolled-up sleeves. They’re not daunted by admitting fault- Too much hubris and you’ll have trouble working with others, which of course you need to in order to accomplish what you want to. They’re not daunted by the unknown - That pretty much goes without saying.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:08:20 +0000