FInding Your Success
I get asked to speak on how to be successful often – one of my favorite presentations is “Getting What You Want in Business & Life”. And the question always comes up: “What is the most important thing I need to be successful?”
My answer is always the same – confidence. You have to be confident about your ability to do the job, to get the promotion, to build your business. You may not know exactly how to do all these things, but you do need the confidence and belief in your self that you will be able to figure it out. This confidence makes you enthusiastic to tackle new stuff and it is that enthusiasm that makes people want to promote you or buy from you.
I see too many highly talented women out there who don’t give themselves permission to be confident. They hold themselves up worrying about what they don’t know, thinking that they need more education or other credentials, or staying where they are because they don’t know exactly how things are going to turn out if they try something new.
Ask any super successful person you know if they always felt they were in control, if they always knew what they were doing when starting a new venture. The answer will be ‘No!’ Those who succeed in life are those who act confidently. Make 2010 your year to be confident!
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This is truly timely Fiona. I’ve done a lot of soul searching over the last 5 days due to a reality check on our business.
It became extremely clear that I had to love what I do, be confident in my abilities and take action each and every day.
I was not giving myself credit for what I had achieved or what I could achieve if I believe enough and just did it.
Thanks for your wise words.
If you’re in business for yourself and you don’t doubt your abilities at least on a regular basis, you have to be something of a loon. Sales calls fail, marketing campaigns miss the mark and clients are constantly telling you to fix what you thought was the best idea since sliced bread. Unless you are getting 100% return on all marketing efforts, you are bound to get smacked with the Useless Stick once in a while.
As you know, I rely on other people to tell me how brilliant I am. Customer testimonials tell a much purer truth than our frail egos ever will!
Hi Natalie,
Thanks for your comment – I’m glad you enjoyed the post. You hit on three very important things in business: love what you do, be confident, and tack action!
Hi Multimedia Design,
Thanks for the comment – I love reading client testimonials – they really show us the truth.