I started my career in the late 80s, and I heard the same thing that everyone hears today… “Your generation doesnโt work as hard as ours didโ. I didnโt buy it then and ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐. But, unprecedented changes are happening. And, whether youโre first entering the workforce or you own your own business, these things could help you today more than ever…
๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ. Thereโs no substitute for hard work, and people who work hard will usually succeed and almost ALWAYS beat those who donโt. In a world where people generally donโt have to come into the office regularly…know that people who DO create better relationships with everyone and make it a better environment. This is as true for the owner as it is for the employees.
In a world where the pinnacle time commitment is generally 40 hours a week, those who choose to invest extra time in themselves and those around them will benefit more than those who donโt. In a world where people spend more time looking inward than outward, those who choose to learn whatโs going on in the world around them, and in their own industry, will benefit more than those who donโt. And it will give them the power to help themselves and the gift of sharing that knowledge with others.
In a world where people are taught to wait for things to come… the people who choose to ๐น๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ will ALWAYS come out on top. And in a world where weโre generally told that life is often unfair and thatโs the reason to accept mediocracy or failure, or even worse…to not even try. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป.
So… Whether youโre new to business or you have run your own for years…itโs easier today than ever to ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐. The competitive herd has been dramatically thinned. As a result, ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ. Working hard built our country. Working hard made every sports and entertainment icon great, and every successful entrepreneur youโve ever heard of what they are.
So the advice: ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐.
About theย Author: John grew up in Schenectady, NY & received a scholarship to Norwich Academy. He began his broadcast management career at WOR, learning spoken word marketing from the best in the business with a specialty in financial and long form. John managed broadcast sales for some of the best known sports teams in the world, at the most legendary stations. However his true passion is in the world of direct response advertising to baby boomers and their parents. In this space he has worked with some of the best brands in America. John lives in Boston with his wife, Melissa who is also a broadcast executive, and French Bulldogs Lou and Sal.
