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BizSuccess Breakthroughs for
May 8, 2002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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..WELCOME to BizSuccess Breakthroughs
..THIS ISSUE'S MESSAGE - "Finding the Magic"
..SPOTLIGHTS - Products and Services for you and your
enterprise
..QUOTES - To Get You Thinking
..THE FUNNIES - On the Lighter Side of Business
..MORE RESOURCES AT BizSuccess.com
..PUBLISHER CONTACT INFO
..YOUR COMMENTS PLEASE?
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WELCOME
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Hello. Gary Lockwood here again with more breakthrough ideas
and information on how to:
Grow your business - Make more money - Have more fun.
First things first. We had a record number of new subscribers
join us in the past two weeks. I'm excited and pleased to
welcome our 1080 new readers.
And "Thank *You*" for referring this newsletter to your friends and
colleagues. I really appreciate you for helping to pass the word
about this newsletter.
I've been updating the website for the BizSuccess Strategy Book.
This book is the culmination of fifteen years of business coaching
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By the way, while working on my book site, I went back to my
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While I'm on this subject, one more thing. Recently, I've been
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There's a book in everyone, including you. You know something
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Ok. Now on to today's article.
Imagine if you could spend most of your time doing what makes
you happy, where time flies and where it's easy for you.
Conventional wisdom says you should work on improving your
weaknesses. What a waste of time, talent and opportunity.
Successful entrepreneurs throughout history have achieved
greatness by focusing on their strengths. This article helps you
discover your natural talents.
My hope is that you use the ideas and information in these
BizSuccess Breakthroughs broadcasts to get the results you
really want.
If you want some help in putting them into practice, or if you
have questions, email or call me.
SUCCESS to You....
Gary Lockwood
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THIS ISSUE'S MESSAGE
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Finding the Magic
One of my clients is a brilliant commercial real estate broker
and developer in Birmingham, Alabama. Len is very successful by
any measure.
During our meeting this week, Len was describing the way he can
drive by a piece of property and instantly see, in his mind's eye,
the possibilities for that land. He is able to imagine all the
possible uses of the property and instantly select the one that
would produce the highest and best value.
The most amazing part of this is that Len can do this in a blink
of an eye. And, for Len, it is effortless. He just knows. Other
brokers and developers focus on the technical aspects of the
property, the zoning, the topography, the financial details and
so on. While these things are important (Len is good at these as
well), the real magic that Len brings to the table is his innate
ability to visualize the property being used in its most
valuable form.
My sister, Lana, has an amazing musical ear. Lana can listen to a
song on the radio one time, then sit down at her piano and play
the song perfectly and beautifully. I just don't know how she can
do that! And she has been able to do that since she was a child.
It's magical.
When I talk to Len about his ability and with Lana about her
talent, they both told me the same thing. They said that it was
easy. They just couldn't understand why other people can't do the
same feat.
For Lana and Len, and for you and me, the special ability (the
magic) seems so easy, it feels "normal".
Everyone has a natural aptitude in something. You, too, have a
special "gift". You may be especially good at working with
numbers, drawing pictures, teaching children, growing plants or
caring for those less fortunate than you. Your special talent may
involve music, athletic ability, empathy, writing, or working
with your hands.
Chances are, you don't even recognize your own aptitude. You
might think that all of us can see and appreciate the subtleties
of color the same as you. You may not get that some of us are not
as graceful as you. You might believe that all people are able to
effortlessly grow a beautiful garden.
The truth is that we are all very different. You are able to do
some things better than I can. And, I can do some things better
than you.
Remember in school, when you signed up for subjects in which you
were already knowledgeable? How did this make you feel? "Great!
This is going to be easy."
What advice did you get from your counselors? Probably, they
recommended you take classes where you were weakest. What a drag!
While learning new subjects is a great idea, striving to develop
weaknesses can work against you. Conventional wisdom says we
should work on improving our weaknesses. This is a terrible waste
of time, talent and opportunity.
Imagine what would have happened if Chopin, Einstein, Chris Evert,
or Pavarotti had followed that advice. All these people devoted
their life to developing their natural strengths. As a result,
they each were tops in their field.
Highly successful entrepreneurs, as well as top scientists,
artists, athletes and entertainers throughout history have
achieved greatness by focusing on their areas of strength.
How do you discover your natural talents? First, notice those
things that you do that seem easy for you. These are the things
that you can do that seem almost effortless. Often, the tasks
that are easy for us are those where we have a special aptitude.
Next, make note of those things you do where time just seems to
fly by. When you are doing these activities, you may look up and
realize that hours have passed without you even realizing it.
This is a good clue to activities where you have natural talent.
Finally, consider all the activities that make you happy. These
are things that make you smile. These are the tasks you would do
just for yourself, with no promise of gain, just because they're
fun, interesting and fulfilling.
Look through the three lists to find the common activities. These
are likely to be the areas of your natural aptitude and talent;
your magic. These are the areas of greatest potential for you.
Imagine if you could spend most of your time developing and
playing at something that makes you happy, where time flies and
where it's easy for you. Wow!
Don't get caught up in the old advice to work on your weaknesses.
Hire someone who is good where you are weak. Delegate tasks that
you don't enjoy to others who do enjoy those things. Automate the
repetitious tasks. Contract out the chores that you are not great
at doing.
No matter how hard you try, it is unlikely you will ever be more
than average in areas where you do not have an aptitude. Always
working on your weaknesses undermines your self-esteem since you
will focus mostly on your deficiencies.
On the other hand, working to develop your natural talents is
self-rewarding and motivating. Pursuing your talents allows you
to continually realize higher and higher levels of ability,
achievement and success. Invest your time and energy in being
great at something. Really great. Discover your magical talent.
You will be happier. And the recipients of your work, your
customers, will reward you for your excellence. What a combination;
doing what you love and people pay you for it!
Experience the immense satisfaction that comes with being superb
at something.
Find the magic!
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QUOTES To Get You Thinking
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"We first make our habits, and then our habits make us."
John Dryden
"The sweetest of all sounds is praise."
Xenophon
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Victor Borge
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
Carl Sagan
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish
and he will eat for the rest of his life."
Chinese Proverb
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THE FUNNIES
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Stop by our website every day to see the Business Cartoon
of the Day by Ted Goff. http://www.bizsuccess.com/cartoon.htm
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A QUOTE FROM THE FIFTIES
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Here are some quotes from people in the US during the 1950's,
just a scant 50 years ago!
1) "I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they
are,
it's going to be impossible to buy a weeks groceries for $20."
2) "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't
be long when $5000 will only buy a used one."
3) "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A
quarter a pack is ridiculous."
4) "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime
just to mail a letter?"
5) "The Government is wanting to get its hands on everything. Pretty
soon it's going to be impossible to run a family business or farm."
6) "If they raise the minimum wage to $1, nobody will be able to hire
outside help at the store."
7) "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would
someday cost 40 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the
car in the garage."
8) "Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail haircuts make it
impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing
their hair as long as the girls."
9) "Also, their music drives me wild. This `Rock Around The Clock`
thing is nothing but racket."
10) "Pretty soon you won't be able to buy a good 10 cent cigar."
***excerpts from: http://www.joker.org/
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PUBLISHER INFO
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Gary Lockwood is Your Business Coach.
Helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals
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(800) 272-1575 (USA) - 909/984-3344 Fax: (909) 494-4314
Email: mailto:Gary@bizsuccess.com
Visit our website at http://www.bizsuccess.com
Grow your business, make more money,
have more fun!
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