It's just to easy to find an excuse when things aren't working - build up that thick skin mentality
Thick Skin People are proven to Succeed the most
During some down times I often tend to enjoy reading, understanding and or watching about successful people and how they managed to become successful. It’s very interesting to hear the story behind the story.
If you picked up any book or watched any biography on any successful person they seem to have this same common trait in play. Thick Skin is what they have and many times often have gone thru hard times to blow thru to the next level.
Let me ask you have you ever met a soft successful person in business? Not many around that is for sure. So when things happen in life and life throws you a curve ball do you fold up and pack it in? Or do you ask yourself how do I deal with this? What is the solution that I can think about? Some focus on the problem over and over again without even thinking about the solution that is just one thought away.
Quick back story: In 2009 in Calgary, Alberta Canada I had the worst year in my top shelf franchising brokering business and my revenue fell 250% from 2008. It was an absolute difficult time and very stressful. That being said, I conditioned more layers of skin to shed. I stayed on the offence, kept at it and kept shooting at the net. I refused to say things such as "oh the economy is bad" or "the banks shut off lending to small businesses" or "no one wants a business during this recession". I re-positioned myself and my company so that today I am able to reap the fruits of my labor. I stayed on the offence and then went onto starting up a retail consignment clothing store in 2010 and then partnered up to start a successful Mexican restaurant in late 2010 with very low capital down in Calgary. I am I happy I didn’t start blaming the economy. As today my franchise brokering company is my main business and has grown into having 3 associates expanding across North America.
Success is failure turned inside out so next time you get kicked in the teeth get up and come back for more and watch what happens in your life. Those who don’t quit and shed a layer off their skin are the ones to look out for and the ones who will ultimately be successful in life and in business.
