Slow & Steady...

I was recently at one of the NBA Finals games here in Los Angeles (I didn't have tickets, but was in the bar at the Staples Center) and learned something that really applies to business and life in general.

The game I am referencing is the game where the LA Lakers started off incredibly well and were up on the Boston Celtics by 24 points at the end of the first quarter. Later in the game the Lakers were still up by 20 points mid way through the 3rd quarter, but ended up losing.

The game should have been a blow out, and the Celtics could have easily thrown in the towl and given up. After all, this game was in Los Angeles and the Celtics were expected (by the media) to lose.

However, they chose to stay the course and do their job (which is to win basketball games). The result may soon be their first NBA championship since 1986- which is 22 years!

I bring this up because I see this happen all the time in life and in business- especially with home based businesses. Some people start strong, like the Lakers, but are unable to sustain their intensity and burn out. Their enthusiasm is what gets them results but in the end all of there efforts are lost because they cannot stick with their plan until the end.

On the other hand, I see people who have never been 'fast starters' who are the 'Champions' in the end simply because they have chosen a goal and will stick with it until the end. In business this often means committing to what you know is the 'right' actions for the long term- not just the quick sale. It means investing in yourself, other people, and your systems for the long term.

It's true- many of us get discouraged easily if we don't see success early in our business careers. Statistics show that most home businesses or network marketers don't last past 120 days! Does it surprise you then, that most peple fail?

I've heard countless stories about successful people who simply 'kept at it' until they finally achieved their goals. Henry Ford, Robert Kiyosaki, Colonel Sanders, Donald Trump and countless others have tried and failed. But they started again, or kept on their course until they finally reached their goals...

So the question is, which kind of person are you? Are you someone who excites easily but also gets disappointed very quickly? Or are you someone who can ride the highs and lows realizing that it is all part of the journey to ultimate success?

I'll end with 2 great statements that I think of often- I'm not sure who wrote them, but am certain that they were brilliant people:

"All men are self made, but it is only the successful ones that will admit it!"

"Behind every over-night success story is 10 years of hard work."

Think on those and leave me your thoughts...

~Derick Van Ness

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