mirror, mirror -- seeing clearly the good, bad and ugly for success
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Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
RISING TIDES ALLIANCE Business Networking
White Plains, NY March 11th, 2015
Knowing and SharingThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Presents
When you look in the mirror what do you see?
Do you see what you want to see?
Are you honest? Do you avoid looking?
What Do You See?
Is there a dark side? Is reality met with fear?
Knowing lets us recognize the good and honestly face the bad with opportunity to improve
Looking for the truth gives the opportunity for knowing it
Sharing allows us to be humble, human, and find comfort in our common or unique challenges
Looking, Knowing and Sharing
Let’s Look For 3 Truths
The Good drives our pride and happiness and leads to success
THE GOOD THE BAD THE UGLY
The Bad sabotages our efforts, creates stress and maintains obstacles to success
The Ugly is what keeps us from working on the Bad to make it BeCer …or Good
Knowing You/Your Business: Good, Bad and Ugly
What Are Your Best Success Traits As A Business Owner? • Personality Traits • ReputaIon/PercepIon • As a Salesperson
What Are Your Dis?nguishing Quali?es As A Company? • Tools, Resources, Technology, MarkeIng • In Your Industry or Market • Do You Have a Unique Trait/ACribute/Offering?
THE GOOD
Knowing You/Your Business: Good, Bad and Ugly
THE BAD
What Are Your Biggest Challenges As A Business Owner? • Personality Traits • ReputaIon/PercepIon • As a Salesperson What Are The Biggest Challenges Your Company Faces? • Tools, Resources, Technology, MarkeIng • In Your Industry or Market • Ability to DisInguish Yourself From the CompeIIon
Knowing You/Your Business: Good, Bad and Ugly
What Keeps You From Improving Your Bad? • Acknowledging it Exists • Investment of Time • Investment of Money • AccepIng That Change Will Really MaCer • Believing You Can Deal With It Later • Busy Blaming Others
THE UGLY
The Realist, The Procrastinator, The Fantasizer,
UGLY The Fantasizer pracIces self-‐deceit with the existence or significance of issues and creates a reality that allows denial to replace awareness • Spends unwisely; avoids appropriate investment in learning, training, etc.; believes his issues are unique or don’t exist
GOOD The Realist understands personality strengths and challenges, the market opportuniIes, and how those affect business. • Maximizes strengths and invests appropriately to improve business and personal performance
BAD The Procras?nator is aware of issues but sees the necessary solu?on coming tomorrow or when some future event occurs • Knows an investment of ?me and/or money will improve results but can’t quite pull the trigger to start a fix
Why Does Truth Matter?
Facing Truth Is Not Intended To StiKle Dreams
DREAMER Never let it be said that to dream is a waste of one’s ?me, for dreams are our reali?es in wai?ng. In dreams, we
plant the seeds of our future
Taking Ownership
“More the Knowledge, Lesser the Ego,
Lesser the Knowledge More the Ego”
-‐Albert Einstein
“When you think everything is someone else’s fault you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself you will
learn both peace and joy”
-‐Dalai Lama
Taking Inventory MY GOOD: MY BAD:
Personality _______________ ________________ How Others See Me _______________ ________________ Salesmanship _______________ ________________ Tools, Resources _______________ ________________ Industry / Market _______________ ________________ Uniqueness _______________ ________________ MY UGLY THAT KEEPS ME FROM FIXING MY BAD: __ What Bad? __ Investment of Time __ Investment of Money __ AccepIng That Change Will Really MaCer __ Believing I Will Deal With It Later __ Busy Blaming Others Other: __________________________
Sharing My Inventory Example MY GOOD MY BAD
Personality Insightful ProcrastinatorHow Others See Me Willing to help Not relevant to themSalesmanship Expert Process Don’t do my training Tools, Resources Ryan, RTA et al Mediocre Digital presenceIndustry / Market Most need help Don’t pursue enough ops.Uniqueness Selling my Self Selling myself MY UGLY THAT KEEPS ME FROM FIXING MY BAD __ What Bad? __ Investment of Time __ Investment of Money __ AccepIng That Change Will Really MaCer __ Believing I Can Deal With It Later __ Busy Blaming Others Other: No longer motivated by financial aspirations
Takeaways… 1. Looking in the mirror and acknowledging that you, like everyone
else, have good, bad and ugly traits allows for self awareness; that is a first step to facilitate posiIve change
2. Taking responsibility for what you can control and eliminaIng the stress of blaming others presents a freedom to achieve success on your terms
3. Sharing your humanity with your advisors and/or business network demonstrates humility and creates bonds of trust
4. The presence of self awareness should not sIfle dreams, on the contrary, it should inspire them and show a truthful path to future success
Tom Fox President MyEureka Solu?ons LLC
1315 Park Ave. Mamaroneck, NY 10543 P: 917 539-‐6617 E: [email protected] hCp://www.myeurekasoluIons.com
Contact Info
Rising Tides Alliance Based in Westchester County, NY, RTA is a networking organiza?on that believes networking should be more than handing out a business card or coaxing referrals. The true giver knows that the ?de raises all ships and allows you to be a person of value to others while doing very well for yourself. • www.risingIdesalliance.com • Monthly member business to business networking • Meet 2nd Wednesday of each month at The Mansion in White Plains, N. B’way • Monthly small group or one-‐on-‐one facilitated networking • Business Programs in Sales and Key OperaIng Issues • Member Expert Panels • Membership Info Contact:
Perry DiNapoli: 914 804-‐6234 [email protected]