Day 41: Lost in the sauce

If you are reading this, you probably have not figured everything out yet.

Oh wait.....

I dont think that anyone ever does.

But even though I know that I still find myself comparing myself to other people and forgetting who I live inside of.

I am dead to myself, I represent someone else.

I would like to provide you with some comforting thoughts that will spark an ember in you.

I dont say light a fire because all fires that are lit usually end in a ball of flames.

And our goal is to burn slow and maintain a constant rhythmic flow of purified silvery gold goodness.

The kind of burn thats hard to tell whether or not its lit but inside the coals are red hot and will stay that way and continue to light those around them as they draw near more dry wood.

The greatest keys to success lie in a pie of 3 C's

The first is Conviction,

You must have a strong conviction about what you do and why you do it.

Simon Sinek wrote a whole book about this topic,

Start with why!

The exclamation point is my own addition because ultimately I believe it is the most important.

Find out why you do what you do and then find out what you do.

Because some of us forget what we are really here for and why we are doing what we are doing.

If you clean houses, you are not a house cleaner. You are a person who creates peace of mind for your client. They will feel better inside knowing that no large dirt monsters are going to attack them at night.

The second is Competence

To begin to service other people in your realm you must be competent at what you do.

Showing your clients that you are capable of handling there project is essential to there agreement with you and there level of satisfaction.

Without an ever improving level of competence, you will be left in the dust and just as broke as when you left it.

Competence looks like making sure that your employees and managers are aware of what it takes to run your business and how each part of their job description applies to them.

If you are the only employee in your personal corporation and you are manager.

You must be just a strict about self education as you would be with other employees.

Find out what you do and how to do it better.

I cannot stress enough! Find out what you do! And HOW TO DO IT BETTER!

Do you detail cars? You are not a car detailer you are a fashion protector. You keep your clients self image up to snuff and make sure they are hot stuff.

The third is confidence

Having confidence whereever you are is the key to opening doors that otherwise would not have been open.

When you have a strong conviction about what you do and why you do it. And you are competent enough to feel like noone does what you do better than you.

Confidence will flow off you like hot butter off a freshly roasted biscuit

Confidence says to your clients

"I am THE best service you will receive on planet Earth"

When noone matches you in service and quality of product and you run on cultures of excellence.

Your competition will seem like they are spinning tires.

Sometimes a company can become to big for their britches and fall through the gaps of culture.

But that is a story for another day.

The best way to exude confidence, competence and conviction is to find out WHAT YOU DO, WHY YOU DO IT AND HOW YOU CAN BECOME THE #1 AT WHAT YOU DO.

If you are feeling lost and stuck feel free to pm me for a brain storming sesh, or whatever you need to get things off of your chest and take the leap of faith to success.

The only thing holding you back is you.

Stop running in circles and running from the things that matter and suck it up buttercup.

Do the hard things first!