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The Four Secrets to Success and Personal Fulfillment

  
  
  
Yesterday I had the opportunity to spend some time with two long time friends and business owners. The conversation centered around two questions, "What is your life purpose?" And, "What are you passionate about as a business owner and provider of goods and services?"

We agreed that on one level our purpose is to sell our goods and services in the marketplace, make money to generate a profit, and provide jobs and income for our employees.

While these are certainly valid we agreed there is much more. For example, what would have to happen for one to really be passionate about what they do? So passionate they generate an excitement within themselves that also radiates out to the people around them. The conclusion we came to was that there are Four Secrets to Success and Personal Fulfillment that would fuel passion every day.

 

1- You have to be really good at what you do.

2- You have to really enjoy what you do. Enjoy what you do so much it is more like play than work.

3- You have to be able to make money at what you do.

4- And above all, you must make a contribution to society. A contribution is not necessarily the product, but the impact you have on individuals and companies.

 

One of my colleagues was very clear that he is not building houses.   He is building homes that contribute to the quality of a family's life. He creates an environment that contributes to family lifestyles. He even went as far as to say he is totally committed to quality. My other colleague provides beauty that can be used by designers. She went on to say that she is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure her customers are completely satisfied.

I personally look forward to going to work every day. I leave the house with a sense of excitement on a daily basis and look forward to making a difference.

The question I ask my self every day is, "What do I need to do today to service my clients in the best possible way, provide an environment so my staff experiences a partner relationship, can make a contribution, and are able leave at the end of the day energized, and create an environment where we all live and work each day like we are on vacation?"

COMMENTS

I completely agree, you need to love what you do and be passionate in what you believe in to feel a sense of accomplishment and enjoy work. My question is, how do help your employees feel the same way? Or if they don't do you need to be concerned?

posted @ Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:14 AM by Jessica Dennis


Very interesting and thought provoking

posted @ Saturday, September 20, 2008 11:08 AM by Alan Greenwald


Jessica, you raise a very interesting point. I believe it is a question of a combination of three steps.  
 
 
 
The First Step is Communication.  
 
When we communicate our values and principles and the why we do what we do with our staff they get a better sense of who we are. 
 
 
 
The Second Step is Demonstration. 
 
We need to demonstrate and live what we profess as our values and principles and the why we do what we do with our staff. 
 
 
 
The Third Step is Action. 
 
Our staff has to see us in action, in the line of fire and demonstrating that which we profess. 
 
 
 
Example: 
 
 
 
The First Step in Communication: On the back of our business cards there is the following statement. “To Partner with Our Clients in the Achievement of Their Vision, Corporate Goals and Business Objectives.”  
 
 
 
The Second Step in Demonstration: Sheri, our office manager is going to a wedding Friday. Sheri asked if she could leave early on Thursday. I said of course. I reminded Sheri that our mantra is “To Partner with Our Clients in the Achievement of Their Vision, Corporate Goals and Business Objectives.” Sheri knows I do not keep track of when she comes in or leaves or if she takes a smoke break or not because we also have a partnership relationship. I told Sheri the next time she needs time off to just say, “Al, I need to leave early today,” and that would be enough. 
 
 
 
The Third Step Action: We have a client in the Boston area that needed to hire an administrative assistant. Because of his heavy workload he had difficulty scheduling time to write the ad or to meet with us. We asked the client to send us the musts and shoulds of the position and we would write the ad for him. We also expressed a desire to be of value and to support his efforts. We wrote the ad, scheduled an appointment with this gentleman, and plan to help him with the selection process. 
 
 
 
We have a small office with a small staff. Everyone has access to everyone and everyone knows what happened. As they say, “If you talk the talk, you got to walk the talk”. 
 

posted @ Monday, September 22, 2008 9:34 AM by Al Turrisi


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