Are You Playing Chicken With Your Future

It’s a fact, men are chicken to ask for directions (well at least my dad was, when I was a kid).

And the result was, when I traveled, I’d get lost more often than not.

The question to ask yourself is, are you chicken in business and what…is it costing you.

Even an aircraft carrier must have a captain at the ship’s main controls to guide and direct its’ ocean journey.

Without a focused or alert captain, it will end up hopelessly lost or run aground.

It’s the captain who must decide which course to chart. If the aircraft carrier is off course, he or she must take the necessary action to get this sea going vessel back on course. Something else a competent captain of this ship must possess is patience. He or she knows that to make a 180 degree turn and to completely turn the ship around, it will take twelve nautical miles.

Keeping yourself focused and motivated in running your small business is critical. There is absolutely no doubt that a successful company depends on your ability to commit and follow through with a solid plan that is followed up with plenty of patience and persistence. It has often been said that “If you don’t have a plan you are planning to fail.”

Many people looking to make their business successful and profitable, act as if something will come knocking on their door with little or no work on their part. They wait for their “luck” to change.

Casey Stengel, the great New York Yankee manager, used to tell reporters who would marvel at his “good luck,” that it seemed, “the harder he worked the luckier he got!” In other words his hard work put the odds in his favor. His success was no fluke, but rather it was the result of working his plan with focus and plenty of patience.

If the strategy to run your business is not working, like the captain of the aircraft carrier, you must take action to correct it, and try another way. You must be willing to look at your path to business success as an ongoing journey and use patience to help you find the right combination of activities that will lead it to true success.

If you need help, be willing to ask for it. Successful friends and business acquaintances usually are willing to lend some advice or make some recommendations that can help you reach your business goals.

Books, articles, cds, mp3 downloads are available on how to run a successful small business.

Remember, the universe only helps those who take the initiative to take action. A little information, followed by action, followed by more information and more action, can eventually lead you to continued business success. They key is to believe in yourself and your ability to get into action to make things happen.