“Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!
This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!
I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!”
William Arthur Ward – author of Foundations of Faith
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1. Dan, I have accepted the call to the ministry.
2. How does one continue to get customers to buy their service or product?
3. I believe that what is holding me back so far is my “fear”
4. How should I get started in the Public Relations field?
5. My commissions as an independent health insurance agent/broker are diminishing.
6. Should I buy a $10,000 franchise?
Podcast Notes - December 29,2011
I recently saw Ted Turner being interviewed on CNN. The interviewer asked Ted how he kept going when his sailing team lost year after year and his baseball team was in last place for four years before going on to win the World Series. Without any hesitation Ted said, “I wasn’t losing, I was learning how to win.”
Joanne and I went sailing recently – a first for both of us. Our friends Connie and Sheila invited us out for an afternoon of sailing, which we readily accepted. Being totally unknowledgeable about sailing, I assumed that once you put the sail up, you simply went wherever the wind took you. It was fascinating to learn that we are not “victims” of the wind. Rather, I learned you simply set your sail to take you in the direction you want to go – and adjust your sail to continue in that direction as the wind changes.
Working with creative people gives me the opportunity to hear lots of cool ideas. People approach me every day with what could be the next greatest iPad, Hula Hoop, self-directing Frisbee, time management system, dog training trick, or best-selling book. Often these people brag about having so many great ideas that they have not been able to narrow down and develop even one.
And therein lies the challenge. If you have lots of great ideas and you’ve been doing research for the last five years –
I’ll guarantee you nothing has been added to your bank account. People become enamored with making their idea perfect and thus never launch anything. Many times the window of opportunity has already passed or someone else released a similar product before they are “ready” to share and deliver.
