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Do You Think Twice and Stop?

As a teenager, I was fascinated by the stories conveyed in the Country Music songs that made me think twice and stop as I heard the troubling words sung. Much of the phrasing was so heartfelt that it was curious how the artists could put them to music. Today, I realize that many of the experiences are highly relatable in various ways, including business.

Story-sharing is the essence of audience attraction, business development, and sales success. Moreover, some of the songs are thought-provoking and may provide insight for better ways to conduct our approach to business.

My Story

Growing a business is no easy task for any style, type, or person; there is always something new to learn and old to revise. Many, including me, spend much time pondering what we could have done better, improve tomorrow, and the ‘magic strategy’ for catapulting today’s status.  

Accordingly, Bob Dylan’s lyrics come to mind, although he refers to a significant other. Laughter always works, but there is a business-related message in his words.

“…. An’ it ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe

 If you don’t know by now

….

You just kinda wasted my precious time

 But don’t think twice, it’s all right….”

The last phrase hits the nail on the head as we face a balancing act between reviewing where we may have erred, how to fix it, and the next steps for our future journey. Once we recognize where an error occurred, the better approach is to pick ourselves up with a hopeful spirit of finding a more promising place in time. Otherwise, we continue to waste our precious time, and that’s not all right, as we can never recapture it. 

It’s a poor habit to think twice and stop while we give ourselves extra time to recover over what just happened. Our wasting time compounds when a business partner, employee, or client creates difficulties we did not see coming. Initial inquiries as to why the issues are now arising and seeking to negotiate a reasonable solution are generally the better strategy, but it doesn’t always work out well.

It’s easy to continue agonizing over the circumstances, but that solves nothing. Instead, it continues wasting our valuable time. When we think twice plus much more, it can be a sync hole for closing shop. Worse, the interest we may pay on wasting additional time can put an entity out of business. It’s best to understand where, why, and how we erred to create a better path for tomorrow. And then we have the fuel to move on.

Once we address the problem, we do best to embrace the policy, ‘don’t look back, it’s alright’ until we achieve what we originally intended. Then it is helpful to take a moment to reflect on the awful experience and smile to realize how far we have come. At this point, it benefits us to recognize the lessons we learned along our path and how we adapted to enjoy where we are today.

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Your Story: Do You Think Twice and Stop?

It’s easy to occasionally get lost in time upon losing a long-term client, a serious disagreement with partners, or a sign that management needs an overhaul.  Any of the above does give pause to think twice and stop. 

Take the time to consider whether you admittedly wasted valuable time and the reasoning behind it:

• Caught off guard with the unexpected
• Embarrassment and no one with whom to share the incident
• No idea how to pick up the pieces to get going again
• Overwhelm hits regarding what needs to take place next
• Questioning whether the new effort is worthwhile

It’s possible to minimize the related issues by revisiting your vision daily. Each morning, think about the good that recently occurred and how you may expand upon it. Ensure your vision and passion coincide and that you are working effortlessly in this regard. 

Break your grand vision up into stages, milestones, and goals to increase the possibility of achieving it. Place smaller goals underneath so that you remain on track and have a checklist to note when each is complete. Upon arriving closer to completing a larger purpose, re-set it for an even grander one.

Collaborate with peers who complement your effort; doing so has many benefits. You are in a position to learn from those whose work can extend yours. Introductions back and forth lead to increased audience size and the branding effort. Accordingly, client attraction grows, as will business possibilities. 

In summary, the better step is to think twice and stop briefly, but within a time limit, and then get a move on to continue what matters most to you. The underlying benefit to the process we suggest is it will keep you motivated to continue moving forward.

Sales Tips: Do You Think Twice and Stop?

1. Give yourself a deadline for re-examining an event and putting new steps in place to overcome.
2. Reflection helps but with a nod toward what may be in store and the motivation to proceed.
3. Highlight what needs your attention for the next day before you retire for the evening.
4. Upon beginning each morning, review your list from the night before.
5. Prioritize the annoying tasks and efficiently complete them to turn attention to the looming projects.
6. Collaborate with people who complement your work and think similarly about their purpose.
7. Create new collaborative projects for building a more robust brand.
8. Ensure an open environment where people are welcome to share their unique ideas.
9. Team diversity and inclusion are essential for a wider-ranging effort and additional business.
10. Celebrate Success!

Today’s insights are provided to help you achieve the Smooth Sale!

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