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Instead of “perceiving”
bulk stores as enemy. Why not “perceive” them as an opportunity? YOUR - Ace In The Hole!
Opportunity may come in many forms, but we must seize moment and perceive opportunity in order to avoid becoming victim of circumstance.
Examples of potential opportunities from above scenario:
- Traffic patterns may change so perhaps a relocation of your business may be great for future growth.
- Land values may rise in certain areas. Buying now and selling later may be a wise investment for an early retirement.
- Increased competition typically increases quality for consumer. More choices make service and quality more important. Price is not always deciding factor. Know what your customers’ value most and deliver.
- Identify a niche for positioning your current business, or open a new business that can take advantage of increased traffic and that can compliment incoming bulk store.
If you weren’t willing to compete, perhaps your expertise would be more highly valued as a manager or supervisor at new bulk store. Potential for stock options, increased benefits, new challenges, etc.
The fact is we could go on and on about possible opportunities in virtually any given situation. It’s all based on a person's perception of any given event. Perceiving things positively by no means ensures success, but understand this; perceiving things negatively virtually guarantees failure.
Again, it’s a choice, make yours now!
Believe It! - You may have heard term “Believing is Achieving”. This is a very simple but powerful phrase that has been proven over and over again. If you think about it, nothing great has ever been achieved until someone has finally comes along with belief that it should be - and WILL be achieved.
For instance, man first stepped foot on moon because of a President who firmly believed that we could achieve what many considered impossible. President Kennedy addressed our nation by saying words to effect, “some look to moon and ask why, I look to moon and ask why not.”
Isn’t it fair to say that President Kennedy’s belief of what could be achieved was very different than belief of most people? If you agree, you might also concede that it was his strong “belief” that inspired a nation to make impossible - possible.
In his recent book “Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell” by Oren Harari, he states:
“Perpetual Optimism is a Force Multiplier. The ripple effect of a leader’s enthusiasm and optimism is awesome. So is impact of cynicism and pessimism.”
The same point can be made for a leader’s strong belief. The power of one’s belief and ability to communicate his/her belief to influence others IS awesome.
In conclusion, L.P.B.-It method is all about making appropriate choices in order to carry out your vision for success. Vision = Choice Cubed, if you will!
CHOOSE to leave self-doubt and “can’t-do” garbage behind you in order to allow new worlds and new beginnings in.
CHOOSE to see opportunity instead of catastrophe.
CHOOSE to believe in impossible in order to experience all that IS possible.
The choice really is yours, make it wisely.
Richard Gorham is the founder and President of Leadership-Tools, Inc. His web site, http://www.leadership-tools.com is dedicated to providing free tools and resources for today's aspiring leaders. Offering high-quality tools in the areas of Business Planning, Leadership Development, Customer Service, Sales Management and Team Building.
