Of all of the principles outlined in “Good to Great,” the one presented in chapter 4 presents the most potential challenge. It’s probably where companies – and entrepreneurs – either make it or break it.
Collins’ research found that good-to-great companies were able to confront the brutal facts while keeping the faith that they would not only survive, but prevail. Conviction, faith and belief were what kept them going in the face of nearly insurmountable odds. Not optimism. Not positive thinking. Not spinning the truth. This post is about how our Introvert super powers help us face reality head-on.
Are you an Introvert Entrepreneur who feels a little uncomfortable with the sales aspect of your business? If so, you’re not alone!!
What if you could learn some ways to bring more ease into the process? Believe it or not, being an introvert makes you uniquely qualified to be an excellent salesperson!
Today we’re giving Fear its day in court. Can Fear swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Let’s drop in and find out…
Of all the marketing slogans in modern times, the phrase “Just Do It” has infiltrated our culture more thoroughly than any other. I’m talking complete assimilation. Like Xerox and Google have become verbs that mean “copy” and “search,” “Just Do It” has transcended Nike and is generally used to mean “get off your butt and take action.”
And what’s wrong with that? Really, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the phrase and what it inspires has literally saved lives. In fact, I’m sure it has.
Still, I’m going to make an intentional effort to remove the phrase from my vocabulary. Call me nit picky, but one simple word is the undoing of this widely accepted and unquestioned phrase.
OK – you’re probably thinking, “Beth, really!? The finger?!? Seriously?? That’s so not… YOU!”
I blame this one on my friend, Leif. He’s my partner-in-crime for our “Improv for Introverts” workshop. This blog’s title was one of several possible tag lines we had brainstormed. Rather than decide on the tag ourselves, we offered up a variety of ideas (including “Give Your Fear the Finger”) for feedback from our first workshop (victims) participants. And now, the rest of the story…
