The Power To Keep Going.
The Power To Keep Going.
Harness your staying power.
Having run a seminar and coaching business for more than 20 years, I’m always so amazed by the people who have been with me from the beginning and continue to be my clients today. Yet, it’s interesting to see that I am no longer in contact with many of the people with whom I started out. I’ve always tried to figure out what separated the ones that came for a season from the ones that stayed the distance.
One observation is the people who keep going seem to be resilient. It’s not that they don’t get hit hard by life’s adversities. It’s just that they’ve learned how to better weather the storm. That often happens when you can be there for a person who is going through a rough patch of road. Resiliency, as it turns out, is a crucial component of staying power.
A second observation is that adversity tends to connect us to one another. When someone is going through a very serious time, the fact that you are willing to go through it with them creates an unbreakable bond that keeps you going after the crisis has passed. If you think of your closest friends, reflect back over some of the biggest adversities you’ve gone through and see if they have been the formation that has solidified your friendship.
A third observation about longevity in business seems to be that the line between client and friend gets erased. Your best clients are probably not going to be the who have never experienced a problem with you but, rather, the ones for whom you went to the mat with and rose above the adversity together.
Friendships and clients come in all different shapes and sizes. But the quality of your life is best reflected by the quality and longevity of your relationships. Bonding with these special people in your life is what increases your staying power.
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie
(This excerpt is taken from my seminar entitled Survive and Thrive VI: Staying Power.) I encourage you to click here to register for my all new Survive and Thrive VI: Staying Power seminar on Thursday, November 17, 2022 from 8:30 AM to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time at Melhorn Manor in Mount Joy, PA. This event will also be available through live streaming.
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