The Long Road To Success

November 20, 2009

What does it take to be successful? The answer to that question is not an easy one to answer. There are many ways to fine-tune your business discipline, and I’m going to focus on two in particular during this blog post.

Persistence and perseverance are crucial elements to achieving success within your business. The product looks great, but it could use some improvement. Our sales team is doing great, but why are our revenues lower than last quarter? The content marketing strategy is perfect, but will it work internationally? What will it take to reach our goal of becoming an expansion stage company? Are we losing customers due to the lack of technical IT support?

It’s good to know your strengths and weaknesses, and be comfortable enough to discuss your company’s obstacles honestly. There will be improvements to implement along the way, a lot of long hours spent discussing ideas, and strength and unity within your team to help carry the torch to victory. Persistence and perseverance are useful in every facet of your life. When times get tough, you’ve got to adjust to the challenge and keep moving forward. 
Here is a good article that gives some more thoughts on this matter. I found it to be informative and inspiring.

Founder

Former Research Associate at OpenView Venture Partners, Glenn Michael is now the Founder of <a href="http://www.keyofgclothing.com/">Key of G Clothing </a> and the Director of Operations of Studio 52.