Opinions harm or advance goals select wisely
How many times have you heard “that won’t work!”? I seem to write about this on occasion, because I hear that untrue statement repeatedly. Unless the other person has a crystal ball, they truly have no way of knowing what will or won’t work until the idea is proven one way or another.
The problem that reoccurs is many people are so fearful they listen to the poor advice. They never even give their idea a chance to see light of day. Instead they live with regret. My mantra is to omit the regret. As long as you learn from errors, there is no failure. Instead, it’s your marketing research to learn what might work better. If Edison had listened to the opinions of others, we might never have had electric lights.
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If you would like a good laugh, here is my challenge for you:
Create a folder with a smiley face on the top. List all of the things that you have been told, throughout your lifetime, that won’t work. Next, check off the ones that did work. Make this a habitual exercise.
Why would you take the time for such an exercise? First, it will make you laugh and feel good. But more importantly, it will be the motivating force behind continuing to try new ideas agains the conventional wisdom at hand. Have you consider why the term is “conventional wisdom” when in fact most of the time it’s incorrect?!
With all of the above said, on occasion peers and friends will have great new ideas and every entrepreneur should learn to jump on these as they appear. By joining a group of people in the same field or complementary fields, whose work you admire, freely share your ideas with them for input. Most often professional groups provide the improved opinions. At the very least, they will give you insight as to the better way to proceed with your idea.
By possessing an open mind for added possibility, and exploring your options to further business or career, you will advance far beyond the negative minded. And looking back one day, it will all seem as if it had been a Smooth Sale!
P.S. I will be delivering similar strategies in my upcoming talk at the East Bay Savvy Events this Friday. To learn more and register, click here: No CA East Bay Event
Read Addtional Strategies and Techniques:
Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results, Sourcebooks
HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews, Career Press
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