What is Success?
I am pretty sure it looks a lot like this picture!
Do you have a flower garden
or admire anyone who has a green thumb?
I have always admired flower gardens and last Spring,
I talked my hubby into buying some flowers to go in the back garden.
The beautiful wall he had built deserved some color, I thought!
So, we purchased some really pretty reds, yellows, blues and purples.
I was so excited!
Our back area was larger than we realized
once we started laying out plans
for where each one would be placed.
Largest in the middle and on either side
with smaller plants in the center.
Now, the soil had been equally treated
in the whole garden - the plants all purchased
and planted at the same time.
Guess what happened?
On one side, half of the plants struggled to survive.
On the other side? Some died back completely.
Other plants grew by leaps and bounds.
Below is the 'winner' of the whole garden
by the end of the season.
Okay, so by now you are thinking -
what is the point of this discussion?
I was thinking this is the very same experience
for a home business owner -
no matter what the type of business is -
the analogy works the same.
While I planted all my plants the same way -
watered them at the same time -
and cultivated their growth in the same way -
not all of them flourished.
I had a few die
I had a few 'come back to life'
when I thought for sure they were done!
In business - whether your own or working for another -
You find that person that just right away
picks up the vision for what you do,
flourishes and blooms
with very little care from you.
They might still need some 'water' here and there,
but overall, they took root
and thrived once planted.
Then,
you find another person that you mentor
and lead the same
as the first person (duplication).
However, they stop trying too soon and
leave without ever
taking root.
They stop seeing the vision
of your business.
After they leave, you mentor another person the exact same way,
but by all appearances, nothing happens.
You don't see them take root,
You don't see them grow and
eventually you stop
communication
because you continue to have no feedback.
They just don't talk to you.
You have two more that come into the fold -
You are doing the same things as before -
One grows, the other does not.
They are working side-by-side
and yet only one seems to be growing
and taking root
while the other disappears
before they see the blessing.
But wait, remember the person you mentored
and you didn't hear
from them at all?
What is this?
You get a call from them!
You hear about how they are taking root,
growing and hit their 're-set button.'
Success is seen
in many ways.
Someone making
a large income is usually success to most.
Money is what it's all about after all
Right?
What if you choose to
make a change?
Walk away from what another thinks is successful?
You tried as hard as you could
but decided you want something
different.
What if they say you are a quitter?
Is this actually true?
No,
Quite the opposite I think.
See, a quitter is one who never tries.
A quitter is a person who gives up
easily or who does not have the courage
or determination to finish a task.
I learned this much:
No matter what you do - do it well.
If you have those who leave - wish them well.
Your vision of 'success' or 'quitting'
is not always the same to another.
I am reminded that success isn't
always how much money you carry in your wallet.
It is in how you treat people -
how you value them in
all walks of life.
Work hard - share your knowledge
and be
encouraged!
I will leave you with this video.
Many 'failures' that actually turned into
success stories!
