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IN THE TRAVEL SECTION
By Jim
“Gymbeaux” Brown, May 25, 2012
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Have you ever been lost, without
direction?
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Are you lost now and without
direction?
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Could you possibly be lost in the
future and without direction?
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Do you care that you might be
lost and have no idea where you are going let alone where you might have been?
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Are you lost in the travel
section of life?
LARRY WINGET’S ADVICE TO GRADS
As seen on Fox &
Friends
(and of course annotated
by yours truly, that would be me)
Congratulations on earning your degree (REAL ESTATE LICENSE). But the truth is that
the degree (LICENSE) alone isn't going to be enough to assure your success in the real
world (REAL
ESTATE INDUSTRY). (Gymbeaux Note: Obviously I added the part about real
estate.)
In the real world employers don't care much
about your degree, your happiness, your income or really much of anything that
has to do with you. They care about what
you can do for them. And from this point on, that's how you have to think. Businesses exist to be profitable. It is
your job to help make them profitable. If you know how to do that, how to be worth more than you cost, then
you have value in the workplace. If you don't know how to be worth more than
you cost, then employers will pass you over and find someone else. (Gymbeaux
Note: Is is not enough just to show up
for work, you need to know where you want to go, how you are going to get there
and the core values you believe in that will serve you on your journey.)
Look at what it really takes to be successful in the real world.
You have to take responsibility. Your
life, your results, success, happiness, health and your prosperity are up to you. When it turns out well,
you get the credit and when it doesn't work out the way you wanted it to, you
get the blame (Gymbeaux Note: You may also get fired, laid off, or
downsized). It isn't up to anyone else to make sure you are successful, it's
always up to you, so be responsible. (Gymbeaux Note: If it
is to be; it is up to me! William H.
Johnson)
Others. Respect your employer enough to be on time and
give them your personal best every day because that is what they are paying
for. Respect your boss, even when you think he is an idiot because he is still
your boss and deserves your respect. Respect your coworkers so they will
respect you and your customers because
they pay you. (Gymbeaux Note: Implied in this statement is the Golden
Rule: Do unto others as you would have
done unto you. Before you get mad, angry
or want to retaliate against someone, ask, how would I want to be treated if
the roles were reversed? In most cases
you WOULD act or react differently
if it were happing TO you instead of
BY you!)
Clear priorities. Your time, your energy
and your money will always go to what is important to you. (Gymbeaux
Note: Can you say GOALS!) If looking cute is important to you then
you will spend all of your money at the mall. If being financially secure is
important to you then you will make sure that you save, invest and live on less
than you earn. (Gymbeaux Note: And the most
critical of all – you create a plan and then work your plan and always be aware
that the plan will occasionally need adjusting or tweaking to meet current
circumstances.)
It's about work and excellence.
Regardless of what others may tell you, it's not about your passion -- I know
people who are passionately incompetent. It's not loving what you do or being
happy every day. You aren't paid to be happy on the job; you are paid to do your job. Success always comes down to hard
(smart) work and excellence. And it takes both. Hard (smart) work alone won't
cut it. I know people who work really hard yet aren't any good at what they do
so it doesn't matter. And I know people who are excellent at what they do but
they don't work hard (or passionately) enough at it to make any difference.
So work hard (smart) and be excellent at what
you do. And remember, if any one
can do it then anyone can do it!
What
was NOT said in this presentation
(except for my note) was the need to personally have core values and strong
beliefs. If the current political scene reinforces one fact it is that most
politicians have no core beliefs or values; they say what appears to be the
most expedient at the moment and change what they say frequently usually to
secure votes or to appear to “go along with the crowd.”
NEVER COMPROMISE YOUR CORE VALUES OR BELIEFS! For this to happen you
must first KNOW what your Core
Values and Beliefs are; do you know? Do
you know what the Core Values and Beliefs are for the company you work
for? But wait you say, I am an
Independent Contractor; I work for myself – EXACTLY!
When
you work for yourself you may, as Larry Winget states above, be working for an
idiot! One thing I am certain of is that
when you affiliate with Keller Williams Realty as a lot of readers of this
Nugget have, the Core Values and Beliefs needed to be successful have already
been identified and promulgated by Keller Williams Realty. All you have to do is live by them, promote
them and teach your customers and spheres of influence why they are important
to you. They are known as the WI4C2TS! Do you know them?
· Win-win; or no deal
(someone does NOT HAVE to lose for others to win)
· Integrity; do the right
thing (ESPECIALLY when no one is
watching)
· Commitment; in all things
(do and give your BEST, ALWAYS!)
· Communication; seek first
to understand (and THEN be
understood)
· Creativity; ideas before
results (there is no such thing as a bad idea)
· Customers; always come
first (but first you must recognize exactly who the customers are; they include
teammates, cooperative agents, vendors, buyers and sellers. Would you think a little differently if you
thought of your customers as WEALTH
BUILDERS?)
· Teamwork; together
everyone achieves more (all boats rise with the tide)
· Trust; begins with
honesty (takes a lifetime to develop, and only a second to destroy)
·
Success; results through
people (no one ever achieved anything alone)
Zig Ziglar
said, “If you don’t know where you are
going, any road will take you there!” Knowing
where you are going not only includes a destination but also the route you will
take and how you will act and/or react along the way.
Suggested
Reading:
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
High
in the Sierra Mountains lives an old man
Who
from his hermitage looks down in pity
Upon
other men of higher mental aspiration.
One
day he rescued a little group of Swiss mountaineers
Lost
in the mountains’ vastness
When
told were they were they exclaimed in disbelief,
“But how did we get here?”
To
which the old hermit replied,
“If that question ain’t got no
answer attached to it,
I ain’t got none that fits.
If you is goin’ anywhere in
particular
Up here, yu’d better figger fust
how to get thar.
Cuz by jest goin’ afore ya know
where yere agoin’
Ya can get to a powerful lotta
places ya might not wanta be.”
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