Be Creative With Your Resources
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Be Creative With Your Resources
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results. ~Edward de Bono
When starting a business, you may actually have fewer resources than other entrepreneurs. You may have less money and less experience. You may wonder whether or not you’ll be able to create the kind of masterpieces you’re seeing other businesses make. How are you going to turn your tiny start-up into a viable business when you don’t have the kind of resources others have?
In reality, the “ingredients” available to you are only a small factor in what determines your success.
A master pianist can sound good on any piano. A true artist can make a work of art with children’s crayons. A talented chef can take even the most basic ingredients and make a delicious feast. It doesn’t take expensive instruments, fancy paints, or exotic spices; it takes creativity, talent, and knowledge.
Others may have more experience, but with a little hard word and dedication you can surpass their expertise in no time.
Others may have more resources, but most aren’t utilizing them to their greatest potential.
Others may have more knowledge, but you can have access to industry experts who have been through it all.
So the real difference in determining your success is you – your ingenuity, your creativity, and your ability to make lemons out of lemonade. Try new things; do something radical; use your resources in a way that have never been used before.
And with your dedication, abilities, and insight, you’ll make the best lemonade anyone has ever tasted.
Logic vs. Creativity
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. ~Albert Einstein
From what I’ve heard, Albert Einstein was a pretty smart man. He’s best known for his contributions to mathematics and science – two of the more logical disciplines available. And logic certainly has its place in business. There are a lot of instances when dealing with problems or trying to achieve goals – in other words, when you just need to get to Point B – that logic is the best solution. Logic builds foundations, unifies systems, and promotes efficiency. But there are only so many places that will take you.
Creativity and imagination, however, tear down all limits and restrictions. With that sort of freedom and promise, there certainly is a downside; results may take more time and errors may be more frequent. That’s why, in some cases, creativity isn’t always the best option. Sometimes the best choice is the safe, proven choice.
Now, don’t think that just because a logical, reasonable system has worked in the past that it can’t be improved. There’s nothing wrong with unleashing a little imagination on a program to see if it can be made more efficient or more effective. Using the resources available to you to develop an innovative approach to an old idea is never a bad idea.
If your only goal is to reach Point B, stick with logic. It’s safe, it’s familiar, and it will likely get you where you want to go (although it may be a boring ride). If you want the possibilities to be limitless, try focusing a bit more on imagination and creativity; you may be surprised and where you end up.
Optimism
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
“Work” Is a Four-Letter Word
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
“God gives every bird a worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.” –Swedish Proverb
Opportunities are available to you. Success is attainable. Your dreams are within reach. But it’s going to take some effort on your part.
The reason get-rich-quick schemes are so popular is because they work. Too many people are looking for their free worm (or car, or house, or whatever) to drop into their lap without any effort on their part, and are enticed by the prospect of an easy buck. The difference between the suckers who fall for the scam and the ringleaders of the scam is that the ringleaders are actually doing work! They’re developing sales pitches, making up lies, and marketing deception.
This is not to say you should start a get-rich-quick scheme! Do not participate in any sort of scam! However, there’s no reason you can’t take a lesson or two from those people who are on the front lines, trying to sell their product or service. The worm is already out there; people are willing to spend the money. It’s up to you to work for it.
Focus
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Find Success
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
“Success doesn’t come to you; you go to it.” --Marva Collins
Too often we wait for success to come to us. We do our job, day in and day out, assuming we’ll get a promotion or a raise eventually. We fall for the online offers or spam e-mails saying we can make millions of dollars with minimal work. We assume the skills we have now will be enough for us to achieve what we want, even though there’s no indication that’s the case.
In reality, we have to work – and often work hard – in order to achieve success. We have to go above and beyond at our nine-to-five jobs in order to get noticed and deserve being rewarded. We have to carefully design and test our websites in order to make sure they’re providing our customers with something of value and what they want. We have to continually be learning and gaining new skills – whether through books, online courses, or other classes – in order move ourselves toward success.
So do something today – and every day from now on – to move at least one step closer to success.
Attitude
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
-William James
William James, an American psychologist and philosopher who died in the early 1900s, understood how attitude directly affects outcome.
When given a task by supervisors or when we undertake a task on our own accord – especially one that seems difficult or tedious – it’s easy to be angry, frustrated, annoyed, or reluctant. This will guarantee a poor result.
A bad attitude gives you no head start, no motivation, no direction, and no incentive.
However, approaching an undertaking with optimism, focusing on the desired outcome, brainstorming various positive possibilities, and working toward success will not only bring the desired result, but it will make the entire experience better. You will learn more in the process, be better prepared to take on future assignments, and will have a more enjoyable time doing it.
There’s no reason our initial attitude when starting a task – difficult or otherwise – should be anything but committed and optimistic.
Hands
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Action
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Opportunity
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
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Be Creative With Your Resources
Archive for the ‘Motivation’ Category
Be Creative With Your Resources
Friday, September 3rd, 2010The winner is the chef who takes the same ingredients as everyone else and produces the best results. ~Edward de Bono
When starting a business, you may actually have fewer resources than other entrepreneurs. You may have less money and less experience. You may wonder whether or not you’ll be able to create the kind of masterpieces you’re seeing other businesses make. How are you going to turn your tiny start-up into a viable business when you don’t have the kind of resources others have?
In reality, the “ingredients” available to you are only a small factor in what determines your success.
A master pianist can sound good on any piano. A true artist can make a work of art with children’s crayons. A talented chef can take even the most basic ingredients and make a delicious feast. It doesn’t take expensive instruments, fancy paints, or exotic spices; it takes creativity, talent, and knowledge.
Others may have more experience, but with a little hard word and dedication you can surpass their expertise in no time.
Others may have more resources, but most aren’t utilizing them to their greatest potential.
Others may have more knowledge, but you can have access to industry experts who have been through it all.
So the real difference in determining your success is you – your ingenuity, your creativity, and your ability to make lemons out of lemonade. Try new things; do something radical; use your resources in a way that have never been used before.
And with your dedication, abilities, and insight, you’ll make the best lemonade anyone has ever tasted.
Logic vs. Creativity
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. ~Albert Einstein
From what I’ve heard, Albert Einstein was a pretty smart man. He’s best known for his contributions to mathematics and science – two of the more logical disciplines available. And logic certainly has its place in business. There are a lot of instances when dealing with problems or trying to achieve goals – in other words, when you just need to get to Point B – that logic is the best solution. Logic builds foundations, unifies systems, and promotes efficiency. But there are only so many places that will take you.
Creativity and imagination, however, tear down all limits and restrictions. With that sort of freedom and promise, there certainly is a downside; results may take more time and errors may be more frequent. That’s why, in some cases, creativity isn’t always the best option. Sometimes the best choice is the safe, proven choice.
Now, don’t think that just because a logical, reasonable system has worked in the past that it can’t be improved. There’s nothing wrong with unleashing a little imagination on a program to see if it can be made more efficient or more effective. Using the resources available to you to develop an innovative approach to an old idea is never a bad idea.
If your only goal is to reach Point B, stick with logic. It’s safe, it’s familiar, and it will likely get you where you want to go (although it may be a boring ride). If you want the possibilities to be limitless, try focusing a bit more on imagination and creativity; you may be surprised and where you end up.
Optimism
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
“Work” Is a Four-Letter Word
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010“God gives every bird a worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.” –Swedish Proverb
Opportunities are available to you. Success is attainable. Your dreams are within reach. But it’s going to take some effort on your part.
The reason get-rich-quick schemes are so popular is because they work. Too many people are looking for their free worm (or car, or house, or whatever) to drop into their lap without any effort on their part, and are enticed by the prospect of an easy buck. The difference between the suckers who fall for the scam and the ringleaders of the scam is that the ringleaders are actually doing work! They’re developing sales pitches, making up lies, and marketing deception.
This is not to say you should start a get-rich-quick scheme! Do not participate in any sort of scam! However, there’s no reason you can’t take a lesson or two from those people who are on the front lines, trying to sell their product or service. The worm is already out there; people are willing to spend the money. It’s up to you to work for it.
Focus
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Find Success
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010“Success doesn’t come to you; you go to it.” --Marva Collins
Too often we wait for success to come to us. We do our job, day in and day out, assuming we’ll get a promotion or a raise eventually. We fall for the online offers or spam e-mails saying we can make millions of dollars with minimal work. We assume the skills we have now will be enough for us to achieve what we want, even though there’s no indication that’s the case.
In reality, we have to work – and often work hard – in order to achieve success. We have to go above and beyond at our nine-to-five jobs in order to get noticed and deserve being rewarded. We have to carefully design and test our websites in order to make sure they’re providing our customers with something of value and what they want. We have to continually be learning and gaining new skills – whether through books, online courses, or other classes – in order move ourselves toward success.
So do something today – and every day from now on – to move at least one step closer to success.
Attitude
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
-William James
William James, an American psychologist and philosopher who died in the early 1900s, understood how attitude directly affects outcome.
When given a task by supervisors or when we undertake a task on our own accord – especially one that seems difficult or tedious – it’s easy to be angry, frustrated, annoyed, or reluctant. This will guarantee a poor result.
A bad attitude gives you no head start, no motivation, no direction, and no incentive.
However, approaching an undertaking with optimism, focusing on the desired outcome, brainstorming various positive possibilities, and working toward success will not only bring the desired result, but it will make the entire experience better. You will learn more in the process, be better prepared to take on future assignments, and will have a more enjoyable time doing it.
There’s no reason our initial attitude when starting a task – difficult or otherwise – should be anything but committed and optimistic.
Hands
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Action
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Opportunity
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
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