"The future's so bright I gotta wear shades" is a great saying for people who are surrounded with positive energy and filled with real momentum to be successful. For your small business success, it is important to know that there are two primary types of people in the world. These people include givers, and then there are people who can be labeled as takers.
Before you finish your gumbo at lunch tomorrow, you can become a happier person by recognizing the givers and takers in your life.
Givers are people who will take the time to contribute positively to you on a personal and on a business level. Givers can be those loyal customers who will stick by you even when times are tough. Or the givers may be your mentor who lends comforting advice and guidance when it is needed. Another type of giver is simply a spouse, a friend, or a family member who will let you lean on them and will carry you through challenges or obstacles that you might face in your daily life.
Takers, on the other hand, do almost the exact opposite. Some takers are pessimists that always find the down side to any direction or decision. Other takers are needy people who are constantly down and out and require a lot of nurturing on your part. Still other takers are those who are out to take advantage or find the deal or steal of the day. These types of people can wear even the most hardy of us down.
Remember in school when your teacher assigned homework? Today's homework is for you to list ten people in your life, and then categorize those people as either givers or takers. No one is in-between. As you might have guessed, if you have just a few takers and mostly givers, you are more than likely a much happier person.
Your goal should be to find more people who are willing to be givers, and back away from those people who are your takers to achieve small business success. Once you find the right mix of people you will be able to lead a happier life - and that could happen as soon as you finish your gumbo at lunch tomorrow if you desire!
We all have a date with destiny. Along that journey, why not make it a little more pleasant by surrounding yourself with more positive people and more positive energy. For small business success this is key.
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