If Anyone Can Do What You Do, Someone Will Do It For Less

Recently, I found that being a hard worker really doesn't help you to achieve the kind of success that you read in papers or business magazines. Or Should I say, Hard-Working doesn't take you anywhere. I was just too stubborn to believe that working smart is all it takes for you to gain success. I keep on thinking to myself that how can a person gain success by just doing something smart? does that mean average person like me can't be more successful than than my ex-college roommate who score High Distinction in his Accounting and Finance Major? does that mean I need to be academically smart? OF COURSE NOT YOU DUMB (no offence guys, that words is for me... or you, who never think outside the box). And, YES, WORKING SMART is what you need to beat your kiss-ass colleagues. 


Now, how can you work smart? of course this is not a-one-night session that you can achieve by just reading this blog, reading motivation book, management styles book, (you name it). This is the kind of things that takes practice, and it gets really tough along the way (once you doubt it, it crash all your hard work). Do you guys know Brian Tracy? He said "It takes approximately twenty-one days of repetition, without exception, to develop a habit of medium complexity"  I believe in this, and I really implement this in any actions that I take, thus, I recommend you to take calender and start this immediately by circling the date and jot down what you do to work-smart.


You wanna know the secrets to work smart? There are none! All it takes is for you to take INITIATIVE. Initiative is the power or ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task; enterprise and determination. In taking initiative, you guys need to - 


Take Risk In Expressing Your Opinion
Most of us really sucks when it comes to expressing our opinion. Our lizard brain tends to shuts our mouth or make us think all the possible negative scenarios in our head fills with 'what if'. MAN UP! For me, there are no such things called "Perfect Idea" or if there is, how can we realize if we never express it and take it to action. So, EXPRESS YOUR OPINION! Never give in to your Lizard Brain. Lizard brain was introduced to me by my all time favorite author Seth Godin in his book Linchpin. 


Avoid The Blame Game
Stop wasting your energy on blaming others when things gone bad! When you found a problem, try to find 3 solutions before you share it with your colleagues or friends or business partners. This is a practice that will help you and your business partners, as they only need to choose the best solutions from your options. Through time, it will help you to be more critical in finding the solution to your problem. And that will make you indispensable.


Leverage In Active Networks
I personally believes that creation of wealth and degrees of freedom start with Networking. In business world, it is almost impossible for you to make it ALONE. You will need someone to be your mentor, someone who has got your back. This approach is wonderfully illustrated in Who's Got Your Back by Keith Ferrazzi. I strongly recommend you to subscribe to his blog, and he will blow your mind.


I think those are 3 basic principles for us to be able to take initiative in everything we do.


I hope by sharing this with you guys, I could receive a commends or critics for me to be able to grow and be indispensable. So please leave your commend below and Start Sharing Our Wonderful Ideas!


Best,
Ferry