Rules For Business Success @Abhishek Shah
Jun 19, 2015
Rules For Business Success
@Abhishek Shah
Play to win
One
Coming in second means the other guy won
There really is no consolation prize in business
Business is war, a zero-sum game
Only one company can win the deal just as only one person can get the job, the promotion, whatever.
Build game-changing strategy that solves a
big hairy problem
TWO
If it's not going to make a real dent in something important, you have no business doing it.
Build a bold
game changing strategy to win big
Slow and steady does not win the race
Niche is fine, as long as it's a strategy to gain a foothold.
Surround yourself with confident, competent people that tell the
truth
Three
and listen to them
Most mistakes stem from subjective sources
limited information
and inaccurate assumptions
Surround yourself with confident, competent people
no yes-men, sugar-coaters, or BSers
and get unbiased truth from sources to make objective decisions
Success builds confidence, life-lessons
come from failure
FOUR
That means real personal and professional growth comes primarily from failure and losing
Moreover, you'll never truly understand that until you've been on the receiving end of a few knockout punches
Bounce back faST
Five
When you get knocked down - and you will, over and over again
the sooner you get up
brush yourself off
learn what you can
get your chin up
and get back to business
the better,
Not just for you
but for everyone to see, including your competitors
Challenge conventional wisdom
SIX
Things change
That means challenge the status quo, authority, sacred cows,
"the way it's done"
anything that sounds even remotely like a generalization that your gut tells you may not apply in the current situation.
Results count, intentions and excuses don't
SEVEN
It's shocking how many experienced leaders and managers waste time explaining why things didn't work out and making excuses or placing blame for failure
Nobody cares, except that you own up to it, get over it, and move on.
Know when to quit
EIGHT
Killing projects
quitting jobs
pulling the plug on investments
terminating partnerships
firing people
even shooting customers
they're all things nobody likes to do, and yet,
they're just as critical as starting something new
If you're not good at stopping
things
they'll drain your resources, kill your
productivity, and limit your opportunity.
There are times to be focused and times to be
flexible
Nine
the key is to know when to
switch from one to the other
Trust your gut and do the right thing
Ten
Whatever compass you use,
moral, or otherwise, trust your instincts and everything you've learned along the way,
and do what you think is right,
not what anyone else tells you to
do.
Do what you're great at or passionate about,
whatever makes you happy
Eleven
Otherwise you won't be successful and whatever you manage to achieve won't be worth it.
Set some goals, come up with a plan
Twelve
execute
see how you did
learn from it
repeat
That's how everything is
done
Thank You
@Abhishekshah