Success in Business - Does Your Attitude Count?

We all dream of the good life; things we'll do, places we'll
see! There isn't a sweeter dream than the feeling of having
choices we didn't before. Success! We all want it, crave it,
and dream about it! Why do so many fail; what does it take
to get there?

There's no doubt our ability to imagine something is the
seed of inspiration; though success needs much more than
imagination to bear fruit. If it was that simple, we'd all
be living a life of abundance and fulfillment.

OK, so it's not imagination. What about work? If we take an
idea and work with it, could that be the answer? Well, it
does take lots of work to get there; better roll up your
sleeves!

Thomas Alva Edison, the great inventor, said it best: "Most
people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because
it's usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work."
However, work isn't the main ingredient. You're getting warm
but still not there!

The secret ingredient, even more famous than Colonel
Sanders' recipe, is attitude! The attitude you have toward
your work is what provides the first step on your journey to
success!

Of course, the previous lines beg for this question: What
kind of attitude should you have toward achieving your
dreams; involvement or commitment?

Believe me, there's a big difference between involvement and
commitment. Like night and day! I can't remember where I
first heard it put this way:

When you sit down to a ham and egg breakfast, consider the
chicken involved; there's no question the pig's committed!


The reason for the last couple of paragraphs is to make you
aware of a modern illness connected with many forms of work;
the clock watcher mentality.

You wake up dreading another day at work. You clock in/out
at a certain time. Do the best you can during your time
there and then it's finite, done! Crank up the car for the drive
home!

Well, that's involvement; just another cog in the industrial
machine. Your Business deserves much better than that!

The kind of work I'm talking about requires passionate
commitment and discipline. It means you wake up every
morning and can't wait to get back to it. You thirst for it,
crave it!

Even after putting in many hours, you can't wait to get to
the next step! You're not "involved" with your work. You are
absolutely, passionately committed to it and - may I add -
loving every minute of it!

Looking back at the mountain of things you accomplish, you
realize the huge amount of work you've done. The thought
strikes you've never looked at the clock. That's what I'm
talking about! It takes a daring and adventurous spirit to
let go of the clock watcher mentality and start on a journey
of creative self-discovery.

You can easily spot the folks that are on the journey. They
make ends meet by clocking in somewhere. At the end of the
boring and tasteless work routine, they drive home and pick
up the kids, buy groceries, etc, etc …by the time they get
there, they've had it! They're spent!

Yet and still, they've made a commitment to work a few hours
every day on their dream, their little business. That's when
the magic begins! Though dog tired, the yearning for
personal freedom and self expression creates miracles!

Many times, they'll work 'till the wee hours of the morning;
the inevitable tap on the shoulder is the only thing that
gets them to bed! Oh my, how the hours fly and the juices
flow when you are self-creating! Isn't passionate commitment
wonderful?

I invite you to drink deeply from the never-ending
wellspring of your own commitment. Taste and savor the
elixir all creative individuals value more than any other!
It will nourish and sustain you and provide the true
foundation for your Business Success.

by Francisco Aloy

(C)2005 Francisco Aloy
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