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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
~ Author unknown
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[haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/biggsuccess/00814-061412.mp3″ title=”The BIGG Success Show #814″] This quote is often attributed to the man whose name is synonymous with genius – Albert Einstein.
But our research couldn’t uncover a credible source that gave him credit. However, we did learn about a fish that climbs!
You’ll want to align four factors to successfully start up a small business.
Passion
We hear a lot of talk these days about passion. Find your passion. Do what you love. Love what you do.
Passion is wonderful. But it isn’t enough. All the passion in the world won’t make you a BIGG success.
Sure, it helps. But passion isn’t enough.
Talent
In the nature versus nurture debate, we lean mostly toward nurture. However, you should recognize that you probably have certain natural gifts.
You have two choices: (1) You can discover and develop these innate abilities or (2) you can start from scratch.
As you might guess, you will be more likely to be a BIGG success if you work on your natural talents.
But talent alone won’t get you genius status.
Place
You have to find the best environment to showcase your talents. In business, this means you need to find a market.
Even artists and musicians can’t afford to ignore the market. But the internet has made it possible to be a star within a genre (or niche as we say in the business world).
Oceans are for the large guys. However, you may want to swim in a river that flows into an ocean.
You can make a lot of money supplying the large fish in the ocean. Just be sure you don’t get swallowed up!
A better strategy may be to find a pond where you can be one of the biggest fish. Look for a problem which you can solve better than any other fish.
When your passions and talents align with a place, you’re a long way toward being a BIGG success. But you’re not quite there yet.
Timing
Timing is everything. You’ve probably heard that statement too many times to remember.
We disagree. Timing is only part of the equation. But it is an important component.
If you get to the right place too early, you will have to invest more money to educate your prospective customers. If you’re late, your competitors will have already staked out the best treasures.
If that’s the case, you may have to be a fish that climbs a tree. It’s the only way to get to another pond.
No one may have done it before. Some people may think you’re stupid. But that’s often the case.
Once you prove yourself right by building a successful small business, those same people will call you a genius. And that’s BIGG success!
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Creativity is a critical skill today. Both persistent problems and new problems require innovative solutions.
You’re probably familiar with the old saying, “If at first you don’t succeed – try, try again.” It’s not that hard to come up with a solution.
The second one is harder; the third even more difficult. In order to “try, try again”, you have to be able to think creatively.
Through the eyes of a child
Why is it that many people just don’t seem to be creative? Is it a natural ability or is it an acquired skill? Here’s one expert’s answer:
“When children are very young, they all express creativity, but by the end of the first grade, very few do so,” says Robert Epstein, former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today and author of The Big Book of Creativity Games.
So how do you become more creative? Go back to kindergarten!
Improve your creative thinking skills by allowing yourself to daydream. Don’t force yourself to stay on task.
Ask questions, even if they seem silly. Have you ever grown tired of the incessant “Why” question by a toddler?
Drive people crazy! Act like a toddler again. Ask “Why.”
But don’t stop there. Take a note from Robert Kennedy and ask, “Why not?” Then let your imagination run wild!
Albert Einstein, the person most branded with intelligence, recognized that it was much less important than imagination.
So pour yourself a glass of milk. Pull out a few cookies. Then think like a kid!
Note: The quote above comes from a great article on creativity. It has to be purchased. It’s long. But it’s a great read so we highly recommend it to you.
A child learns a lesson in business
Bill Rosenberg was nine-years old. He often tagged along to work with his dad, who owned a grocery store in Boston.
One hot summer day, Bill’s dad made the boy responsible for selling watermelons. If the nine-year old didn’t sell them, they would go bad.
Bill set up a stand in front of the store. He stood there. And stood there. And stood there.
People weren’t buying! The young man realized he needed to get creative.
He positioned himself by the streetcar stop. He barked out, “Bring a watermelon home! Surprise your family!”
People were impressed with the boy’s enthusiasm. Before long, all the watermelons were gone. Bill was a BIGG success!
What happened to Bill Rosenberg? He went on to start Dunkin’ Donuts, a chain that sells over $5 billion of food and coffee through its nearly 9,000 stores. Source: Time to Make the Donuts, William Rosenberg
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