The Secret To Success? Try Things!
It's been a week now since I've been on the west coast of Canada on my little 'vacation'. Part of this trip was business related but a bigger chunk of my time spent here was for...Rest!
And when you give me some down time and a place to kick my feet up...I end up nose deep into a book...
Last night I travelled to the local bookstore and picked up this book...
Tom Peters is the legendary author of "In Search Of Excellence", one of the most popular business books ever. The Excellence Dividend is his brand new book that was released a few months ago...
I started diving into it last night and got through the first 20 pages or so when I found this...Arguably one of the biggest success nuggets ever in business...
What an awesome acronym right?
WTTMSW
Whoever tries the most stuff...WINS!
For the better part of the last decade I had this approach to anything I did online. I just tried things. I would experiment with new technology (and fail miserably in the process lol), my partners and I would build new websites, some would be a success, some would crash and burn.
The important thing was...I was active! I was actually TRYING to fail because I knew the more I actually DID things, something would end up being a homerun.
That's a popular analogy I love to use...In the game of baseball, a run is a run. And the team that scores the most runs wins the game...Now the best part of this game is there are dozens of ways to score a run.
It doesn't need to be a grand slam or a home run. The important thing is to keep swinging!
It might be a bunt. Maybe a single or double. Heck, you may ever reach home plate on an error by the other team...The point being, the more SWINGS you take, the more chances you have to reach home.
This is Tom's example and something I believe more entrepreneurs need to adopt.
Try things!
Step up to bat and take a swing!
And how can we 'try' things here on STEEM?
It's easy because of the WEALTH of opportunities right in front of us. One look at the Dapps on this blockchain, and any entrepreneur would salivate at the potential.
From @dlive to @steempress, @dtube to @steepshot...Get out there and TRY these things!
Remember, you don't need to hit a homerun every time you take a swing to find success...But the more swings you take, eventually you will start to score some runs!
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Now that you found the bookstore, all you need is your camera and start your live show to really feel on 'vacation'! :D
Common Jon, where's the 'rest' part?
lol i’m kinda taking it easy. the weekend i had my feet up for 48 hours lol
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This is my surprised face! Jon at a bookstore? Jon reads a book? Surprise!
Actually, I'm really glad you got to go to a bookstore and had time to read the book. That might mean you are on a real vacation. Good for you.
only about 30-40 pages into the book. it’s a doozy at 400 plus pages lol
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Bookstore gee Jon it is supposed be a vacation (lol) You at a bookstore is everyday for you, try going on a day fishing trip they supply the the rods and lunch and everything you need.
ya my friend has a boat out here. fishing this week lol halibut hunting.
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well said. although I do not totally agree with trying everything, I believe one should be consistent in their pursuit of their goal. and that might entail trying mutiply times.
ya. that’s the thing. keep trying things. eventually something will click.
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I think another analogy that fits here is to "Fail to Win". It is ok to fail... sometimes you have to keep failing to figure out how to win! So one more at you... W.I.N. What's Important Now... so many time I catch myself doing busy work instead of doing what is important! If you remember to do What's Important Now you stay more focused on the important tasks and let the others slide!
good point. sometimes i think people need to take swings to find what’s important now for them. i know i did lol
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Yes I do agree... if you are constantly watching the ball just go by home plate your taking a chance you will strike out! It is like watching from the sideline! :)
In the words of Thomas Edison, "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
I am curious fellow Steemians, what have you tried that just didn't work? Let's start making our own list of 10,000 ways -- perhaps it will give us insight into how to hit that homerun?
Oh the book would end up being war and peace lol i’ve thrown so many things on the wall to see if it will stick i’ve lost count lol
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