BUSINESS FOR VETERANS By Barbara Eldridge www.mindmasters.com
Master the Game of Business By Barbara Eldridge
“We choose to go…not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to measure and organize the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy on sending a man to the moon The driving force in any business comes from the passion and persistence to fulfill a dream and a purpose. If you like winning or achieving success in any game or situation, then you must focus on what the end result looks like. In the game of chess you must capture the King to win; in sports it is getting the highest score, in personal physical areas it might mean reaching a certain weight or winning a marathon. In business you must define and strategize what the winning game is for you. To get in the game you need personal Goals that create the motivation, enthusiasm and fulfillment for playing all out in “the game of life.” Your personal goals are the benefits you receive as you pursue and take focused action in your business. The strength of your motivation for winning is directly related to the Goals you choose to pursue. They are your trophies, your titles, and your home runs. Mastering the game of business means you have identified what you want the business to achieve and designed effective results to create a series of wins the small ones give you a sense of what it feels like to be a winner. Results help measure your performance and give life to the game. Without the challenge there is little hope you will get excited about the activity it takes to be a winner nor will you make the necessary commitments for playing all out - then neither will your goals be met. When you expect to win, you are committing yourself 100% to the process of playing the game of business. 38
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That is when you’ll own the game, and you’ll own the outcome. You must learn the power of focus by writing out a specific plan and getting started on it, whether you’re ready or not. Remember that there is no perfect plan; the only perfect time to start is right now. Commit yourself to developing the belief that failure is feedback and offers an opportunity to restructure your plans. Achievement in any area of life requires commitment and consistency, and perhaps as a business owner, it requires it even more. Both work and learning take patience and discipline while consistently going beyond your limits. Move boldly in the direction of your dreams. Bring your passion, your excitement, your gratitude, appreciation and thankfulness to life, and you will indeed win in the Game of Business. Barbara Eldridge has built a solid reputation as a Success strategies specialist, within industry and business over the past 40 years. Her unique message, since starting Mind Masters 30 years ago for entrepreneurs and small business owners, continually stresses vision, purpose and values as the key elements of business philosophy. www.mindmasters.com
