January 25, 2012

Guest Blog - Frankly Speaking / Do You Have the Guts to Do What it Takes?

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Thanks to Frank Palmer for this fourth selection from the “Weekly Messages” he sends to his team at BBD Canada.

“Do You Have The Guts to Do What It Takes?

Do you have the guts to do what it takes to get ahead, to set yourself apart, to something that scares you, to quit your job, to jump out of a airplane, to speak up, to start your own business…..? 

Have you ever challenged yourself to do something that sets you apart from everything and everyone else? Have you ever stepped out from the rest of the crowd or do you always want to be part of the crowd? 

Choosing to be part of the crowd is OK and it’s respectable because not everyone wishes to stand out. The basic facts are that it’s tough to stand out. It takes a lot of hard work and perseverance to set yourself apart from the crowd.
There’s really not that many people or companies that achieve it or even risk to do it.  There’s a number of reasons for this is, some of them are personal but one of the reasons is that there’s lots of people that want to hold you back and want you to fail. Why? they are too lazy to go for it themselves.
So do you have the guts to stand up and out for what you want for yourself in life or do you find it easier just to succumb and accept what others have in mind for you? I found out that if I always followed the rules I would have been stopped or shut down 100% of the time. I started following the rules and someone higher in rank said no, so I stopped asking for permission.

It’s not that I’m a unreasonable person or a rebel, (well maybe a just a little) it’s just that I believed that I was making the correct decisions for the company overall. What I found out is that some small minded people can’t handle some other peoples decisions that prove to be positive ones.

I found out early in my career that the best way to grow a company is to hire better and smarter people than yourself. But most managers can’t do this! Why? They simply do not have the courage to let others get the glory or praise.

These people are usually self-centred emotionally distraught losers. They have had very few ideas of their own but are jealous of others getting the spotlight with their ideas.
If you have a dream to do or start something, just do it! Don’t have others tell you that you can’t or you might fail. The only person that will be failing is you if you don’t go for it.

Step out of your comfort zone and just go for it!  I promise that you will feel great!

Frank”

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