Tony Robbins is one of my favorite Orators. He really emphasizes many of the points I strongly believe in, especially the idea of pursuing what you love. Nothing is more important to our well being than doing something we love each day.
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The one thing I definitely have learned over the course of my many business ventures is you do not have to reinvent the wheel to be successful. As a matter of fact, it is a complete waste of energy. As the title says, leave the wheel alone! Success is not based on you creating a brand new way to do everything. You simply have to build off of others success.
For example, when I started my mortgage branch, it was an exciting time. I needed to get in Loan Officers and somehow generate leads in a declining market. However, I did not need to reinvent the wheel doing so. There was no magic lead source, or magic lead system. It strictly took working the phones, canvasing, and word of mouth. That’s it.
Many times, people start a business and they think they have to start from scratch when putting together the system. That is not the case. Research is the key. Find out who owns, or tried to own a business similar to you. Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart Stores, spent years studying how other stores similar to Wal-Mart did business. He would spend over a year sitting in stores like K-mart, writing down everything that could be better. That is how he founded one of the most successful chain department stores in the world. He did not reinvent the wheel. He simply made it better.
So take some pressure off of yourself. You do not have to come up with a miraculous idea to be successful. You have to come up with an idea that works. A lot of times, the best place to start is where a similar idea is in place. Nothing like good old fashioned research to get you on your way.
Just leave the wheel alone! No need to start from scratch. Instead, put your own spin on something. Make something better. Think the person who decided to sell bottled water was looked at as a genius? I bet they are now, though.
