Chapter 3
Believing your are better
Business is competitive. Running your own business is more competitive. The only
way to survive is to believe in your core that you are better at what you do
than anyone else in the World. Sure, that may sound arrogant but I strongly
believe that you must have this deep seeded conviction or otherwise you just
aren't going to succeed when things get tough. I would think that people who
start and run their own business are, by nature, more competitive than average.
They like to win and that is what drives then to achieve.
Now, there is probably a pretty good chance that whatever business you choose to
operate there will always be another business that is better. The difference
here is that you believe that you can be better than your competition. There
aren't many people that start out in front of their competition and keep
winning. Even gifted athletes and teams get beaten sometimes. The secret is the
drive, the enthusiasm to keep going, to keep improving, striving to be better
and beat the competition.
A smart competitor learns not only from their opposition but also from any
aspect which could help them, could give that little advantage that could be all
the difference between winning and losing. Part of having drive is the belief to
keep striving towards you goals, even through set backs. Where does this drive
come from? Personally, I believe you either have it or you don't Whether you are
born with it or whether you foster it through your growing years I still as yet
haven't decided but in my experience if you haven't got it then you just aren't
going to cut it in your own business. Truth is you are better off working for a
boss and focusing your energies in other areas. Harsh, maybe but this is what I
generally find. You only hear about the successful athletes and teams, but what
about all those who don't or can't make it? A belief that you can be better than
you opposition is what drives achievers to achieve.
It maybe worthwhile to stop and determine whether you really believe, I mean
deep down in your gut, that you can be better than anyone else at what you do.
If you can't honestly say this about what you are doing then maybe it is time to
consider a chance to something where doubt will no longer hold you back.
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