How Winners Get Ahead in Business… [3 steps + cool picture]
Winning is not an accident…
People who consistently create bigger wins in life and business have successful habits that set them apart.
You see, I don’t consider myself to be the sharpest tool in the shed. (After all, I barely graduated from high-school!) ;)
But I’m smart enough to seek and follow success models and blueprints.
That’s why I always seek out people who are more successful than me and learn from them.
Here is my three step formula:
1. Find someone who is ahead of you traveling to a destination you want to reach and ask them to guide you.
For example, I want to make another leap in my business in 2014 so to get ready I recently took my core team to be mentored by Clate Mask and Scott Martineau – the co-founders of Infusionsoft.
Last year they generated $60M in revenue. Plus they got $54M in funding from Goldman Sachs.
They are certainly a few steps ahead of us which makes them great mentors for what we want to accomplish next.Â
2. Shut up and listen!
It drives me nuts when people ask for help only to ignore the advice they get and argue for their limitations!Â
Unless you out-earn your business mentor, when he or she gives you their battle-tested, from-the-trenches strategies keep your opinions to yourself – just shut up and listen. ;)
I call it “no barking dogs allowed”!
3. Roll up your sleeves and do the work!
It’s not how much you know, but what you do with it!
Sounds so simple, but it’s not easy.
Because to get to where you want to be you’ve got to leave where you are right now.
And it can be scary to leap into the unknown.Â
But you know what?
Once you are on your way, you will likely discover things are not as scary as you imagined.
Just get started… Then keep going!
And if you want a step-by-step guide how to take your business to mid and high six figures, my Attract Clients Like Crazy® marketing system could be just the help you need.
Here’s to your success – cheers!
Adam “How To Get Ahead” Urbanski ;)
a.k.a. The Millionaire Marketing Mentor®
P.S. Here’s a picture of my core team with Clate and Scott in front of our “strategy wall”. Pretty cool, huh? ;)
I think one of the hardest things for anyone to do is follow simple instructions. I agree, we must shut up and listen!
So true, Chip. Especially when what we hear doesn’t agree with our previous thinking. ;)