13 Reasons You're Not As Successful As You Should Be

National Federation of Independent Business ^ | January 4, 2013 | Jim Kukral

[2ndDivisionVet]

Feeling down about your small business these days? Is the broken economy hurting your sales and keeping you up at night? Need some motivation and tough love to help you stop pitying yourself? Well, here you go: 13 reasons you might have in your head about why you're not as successful as you should be.

#1 Reason You’re Not As Successful As You Should Be – Laziness I don’t think there’s an easy way to put this. I have to assume that you’re lazy. Every single successful person works their butts off to get where they are. It’s ok to be lazy. Just admit it. But don’t whine about not being rich and successful, ok?

#2 Reason You’re Not As Successful As You Should Be – Entitlement Only a few people in the world are part of the lucky sperm club. You and me? We gotta work to get what we want. Quit thinking you are owed something. You’re not. Get to work.

#3 Reason You’re Not As Successful As You Should Be – Fear You are afraid, plain and simple. Afraid of looking silly. Afraid of what your friends and family will say. Afraid of everything. Look, you’re either going to stop being afraid, or you’re not. Nobody can convince you to stop. Imagine though... what awaits you when you stop with the fear excuses?(continued)

[9YearLurker]

What would you have had the progressives (or conservatives) do? And of course new technology uses fewer hands, that’s the basis of the cost efficiency—so less need for people to connect bolt A to bolt B.

[Vanders9]

Well for a start off they can check existing legislation is not penalising business in any way, and that the entire of their area is “business friendly”. They can ensure the infrastructure (roads etc) that business needs is as well-maintained and efficient as possible. They can encourage partnerships between public schools and business so that the kids and the educators know what business is looking for in recruits. They can ensure there are enough and proper premises available. All of these things are in their purview and things they should be doing anyway.