We’ll share the stories of an inventor, a sales person, and a miner to explore the one must-have ingredient to achieve BIGG success!
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The great inventor, Thomas Edison, obtained over 1,000 patents in his lifetime. But did you know that it took him about 10,000 tries to finally invent the light bulb? If at first you don’t succeed, try 10,000 times again!
Hear George & Mary-Lynn share 13 lessons on how to be successful. Click play to listen to this episode of the BIGG Success Show.
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Super Bowl champs know how to be successful. We take away some “How to be Successful” Lessons from the two teams in this year’s Super Bowl: the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
The New England Patriots lost their first game of the season, something they hadn’t done for over a decade. Worse yet, all the other teams in their Division won. So they started the season in last place.
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This kick-in-the-seat propelled them to a decisive victory in their second game. But they weren’t able to sustain the momentum.
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They eked out a victory in their third game, but it was a close call. Late in the game, their opponents scored a touchdown to tie the score. Fortunately for the Patriots, it was called back due to a holding penalty.
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Next up, a Monday Night Football game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The crowd in Kansas set a record for noise level. The large TV audience watched the Chiefs thump the Patriots 41 – 14. It was the second largest loss Bill Belichick had experienced in his time as the Patriots’ Head Coach.
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In what may have been a precursor to #DeflateGate, Patriots’ Quarterback Tom Brady couldn’t keep his hands on the ball. He fumbled twice, one which the Chiefs recovered. He threw two interceptions.
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Brady was benched in the fourth quarter. His rookie replacement quickly marched the team down the field for a touchdown.
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The Monday Night massacre created speculation that the Bellichick-Brady era was over. It had been a good run: five straight Division titles, three consecutive Conference Championship appearances, and three Super Bowl victories.
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During the post-game interview, Belichick was asked if his time had passed. He simply replied, “We’re on to Cincinnati,” referring to their next game. The Patriots won their next seven games.
The Seattle Seahawks started their season as defending Super Bowl champs. It was their first in the 38-year history of the franchise.
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They opened the season with a decisive victory, but they struggled to a 3-3 record, including a rare loss at home to the Dallas Cowboys. The press wrote the Seahawks off. They didn’t listen. They finished the season with a 9-1 run.
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The Seahawks breezed through their first playoff game. It was quite a feat. In the preceding decade, no defending Super Bowl champ had won a post-season game. Four of them hadn’t even made the playoffs.
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The Seahawks faced the Green Bay Packers for the Conference Championship. Interestingly, like the Patriots, the Packers had a slow start to their season, creating angst in their fans.
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The Packers dominated the first half and held their own for most of the second. With just three minutes left, the Seahawks were down 19-7. The Seahawks made one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history. They tied the score to send the game into overtime. Then scored the game-winning touchdown on their first possession.
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Keep these thirteen lessons in mind for your BIGG success!
What “how to be successful” lessons have you learned from watching sports?
You may think the title is a mistake. It isn’t. We meant to say 2012.
Everybody’s thinking about, talking about, writing about 2011. What your goals are for this year? What are your New Year’s resolutions?
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BIGG success is life on your own terms. There are five elements of BIGG success; one of them is time.
What’s your horizon?
Time has many dimensions. One of them is your horizon.
For many people, the horizon is today. They live in the moment. That’s all well and good. You certainly need to do that sometimes.
However, the people who are already a BIGG success have a longer horizon. They live presently in the future.
Entrepreneuring = a series of projects
As we’ve said, BIGG success is life on your own terms. The “own” in that phrase is very important. You own your life.
You’re more than a manager marketing a brand. You’re not just a CEO who can cash out at any time. You’re the entrepreneur in charge of a very important enterprise – your life.
Any entrepreneurial enterprise can be viewed as a series of projects. You take on projects to get the business launched. You take on projects for customers. You take on projects to build critical infrastructure.
What successful people do
Talk to any really successful person about what they’re working on right now and you’ll probably hear that it is something due late this year or early next. Sure, they’re working today but it’s for a project scheduled to be completed later.
Think about movies … they often take years before we see the finished product. Or even television shows … as we’re watching this season’s Survivor, they’re filming the next season.
If every project in your portfolio is short-term, it’s unlikely you’ll ever reach BIGG success. You must extend your horizon and expand your vision. You must think longer and bigger.
Otherwise, you’ll end up stuck. You’ll never reach the next level of success.
Sure, you’ll be busy. But, like George Jetson, you’ll be crying: Jane, stop this crazy thing … HELP … Jane!
What projects are in your pipeline?
