So You Think You Are “Right”?

In China, doctors get paid when you stay healthy. In the United States, doctors get paid when you get sick.

Who’s right?

In the United States, we worship dogs and eat cows. In India, they eat dogs and worship cows.

Who’s right?

In the United States, we identify our address by locating our position on a street. Blocks are not named. In Japan,they identify their address by locating their position on a block, because streets are not named.

Who’s right?

Professional golfers play golf for a living, and manage their finances for “fun.”You manage money for a living, and play golf for “fun”.

WHO’S RIGHT?

Many – in fact MOST – professional service providers do a lot of things right. However, one of commerce’s most cherished mantras is, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” American educator Dr. Lawrence J. Peter said, “Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.” We become slaves to our own bureaucracy. However, as with all great sayings, the earlier mentioned mantra contains an element of truth, but might be more practical, innovative, and progressive if it were stated as follows:

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, JUST IMPROVE IT.

In every profession the difference between status quo and greatness can be measured in terms of increments. Incremental changes in how you think, what you do, what you say, and your methods makes the difference between your present level of accomplishment and that level TIMES TEN. How can one categorize these incremental changes?

Look at every aspect of your business, and ask the following questions:

• What one, two or three things should I START doing that I’m not doing today?
• What should I STOP doing that is holding me back?
• What do I do well that I need to KEEP doing and do more often, and how can I make slight changes to improve these things?

In all likelihood you are doing a lot of things right. Consider making incremental changes to take the value you deliver and the the value of your business to astounding new heights!

Work Hard & Have Fun!™