What is your Super Power?

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For those of you who saw the movie City Slickers you may remember the scene when Jack Palance gives Billy Crystal the secret to the meaning of life.

This is arguably one of the best movie scenes. Cowboy Curly (played by Palance) nails the definition of the meaning of life by holding up one finger.

Crystal looks confused and asks “Your finger?”

“One thing” answers Palance, “Just one thing. You stick to that and everything else don’t mean shit.” 

Crystal then asks, “…but what’s the one thing?”

Palance answers “That’s what you gotta figure out.”

BAM!

With one finger, the meaning of life is defined…. (Watch the scene here.) 

I love this life lesson and wanted to see how it relates to not only someone’s personal life but also a business lesson.

This is what I came up with — what is YOUR one thing YOU should be doing to maximize your business’s success?

Now of course our business mission should be super hyper-focused on one brand promise. But what about you?

WHAT IS YOUR SUPER POWER?

What do you do best?

For me, it’s sales. I love sales. When I am passionate about a product nobody can outsell me.

I don’t even feel like I am selling something because I love my product so much, and I’m super pumped to sincerely help people solve their problems.

When my business is humming on all eight cylinders, I'm spending 95 percent of my time selling. There is a direct correlation to my business’s success and how much time I spend selling.

So, take a moment and ask yourself, “What do I do best?”

What is that ONE thing that just comes natural to you? That one thing that everyone says you are a rock star at? That one thing that when you are doing it, you are in the zone of kicking ass and nobody can stop you?

You know what it is.

It’s ONE THING.

Now, stop everything else and just do it.

And there’s the secret to a happy business life.

The Well Balanced Entrepreneur

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About 12 years ago, I was in the throes of expanding my business from a local magazine to a nationally distributed publication. I tripled my team, started franchising and was working like a dog.

Then I met a very successful entrepreneur who has seemed to have it all. He had five thriving businesses, a great family and looked happy, fit and healthy.

Meanwhile, I was overweight, exhausted and only on my first business!

So, I asked him what the secret was.

And he told me a story I’ll never forget. 

Back in the 80's, he went to a conference where some of the business titans of the day were speaking.  One of them affected him greatly. But it wasn’t what he did that affected him; it was what he was neglecting. 

This business titan (who shall remain nameless out of respect), seemed to have it all. He was arguably the most successful businessman of his day. A true business hero – on the cover of Forbes, Fortune, Inc., etc. He was an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur…  

His speech was full of amazingly inspirational stories that wowed the crowd. It was safe to say, everyone wanted to have his level of success.

After the speech, my friend went over to his assistant and asked, “How are his kids?”

The assistant was stunned by the question because nobody had ever asked that. It was usually questions about his amazing business success. 

After a pause, the assistant said, “Well, actually, they aren't doing that great,” and then started to walk away.

Then he stopped, turned around, and walked back towards my friend. He continued, “Since you had the insight to ask, I feel compelled to be honest with you. Actually, his kids are really fucked up.” (Excuse the swearing, I am just quoting!). 

My friend said that statement hit him like a ton of bricks. 

Here he was working 24/7 to make his business a success but knew that it all would mean nothing if his kids turned out to be “f-ed up.” 

So he did a complete turnaround in his life and business, and he re-prioritized with his kids being first.

He credits that conversation to the assistant with giving him the cold water in the face that he needed. Years later, it has allowed him to be a more a balanced person who was not only able to build a strong family, but also five strong businesses. 

The question here is for you: Will a successful business be worth it if you have to sacrifice other vital things in your life like family, health, relationships, and more?

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