Doggedness and Determination: Do Bulls Have A Better Chance?
Meekness doesn’t work in business, or so they say. Being a little bullish has always been a desirable trait in entrepreneurs. It works, no matter what is happening to the economy or the business itself. These traits make winners. What brings about this doggedness and determination? How can you be more bullish? Here are ways you can do that.
- Put a monetary value for everything you will lose: It works at least for those who are motivated by money – which encompasses a lot more people than we can imagine. For each thing you are letting go, there ought to be some sort of value attributable in dollars. If you can assign a monetary value to it, there is a possibility that you won’t feel like letting go. If not pursing or following up with an un interested client is costing me $400 of un-gained business, I will still have enough stubbornness to pursue him/her.
- Don’t give up unless you find no value in pursuing: Sometimes, the act of pursuing or follow-up with a non-responsive client will start being more expensive than letting go. Look at in the sense of time and effort lost in trying rope in that client. There are times when you are better off moving on and finding another client. So it is very important to know when to give up and when to cling on.
- Remember that someone else will grab it if you give up: But if you gave up too soon or didn’t even try in the first place, you must know that the business will go someone else’s way. There is no way you can get that back. If the business has to go, it better go your way.
Bulls have a better edge in business. They just forge through, they persevere and they cling on, come what may. They take decisions quickly, they march forward and they just keep doing what they should be doing — no matter what other ‘experts’ seem to suggest or say.
